Swift v. Island County

Decided July 22, 1976. Charles T. Wright wrote the opinion for the court.

552 P.2d 175 · Cited 68 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Ancheta v. Daly · 461 P.2d 531
• Norway Hill Preservation & Protection Ass'n v. King County Council · 552 P.2d 674
• Department of Ecology v. City of Kirkland · 523 P.2d 1181
• Smith v. Skagit County · 453 P.2d 832
• State Ex Rel. MacRi v. City of Bremerton · 111 P.2d 612
• Fleming v. City of Tacoma · 502 P.2d 327
• Stempel v. Department of Water Resources · 508 P.2d 166
• Anderson v. Island County · 501 P.2d 594
• Chrobuck v. Snohomish County · 480 P.2d 489
• Weiss v. Bruno · 523 P.2d 915
• Narrowsview Preservation Ass'n v. City of Tacoma · 526 P.2d 897
• Schuffenhauer v. Department of Employment Security · 543 P.2d 343

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