Waste Management of Seattle, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation Commission

Decided March 17, 1994. Robert Brachtenbach wrote the opinion for the court.

123 Wash. 2d 621 · Cited 325 times

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• Franklin County Sheriff's Office v. Sellers · 646 P.2d 113
• City of Pasco v. Public Employment Relations Commission · 833 P.2d 381
• Western Distributing Co. v. Public Service Commission · 285 U.S. 119
• Inland Empire Distribution Systems, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation Commission · 770 P.2d 624
• Cossel v. Skagit County · 834 P.2d 609
• Cowiche Canyon Conservancy v. Bosley · 828 P.2d 549
• King County v. Washington State Boundary Review Board · 860 P.2d 1024
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital v. Franklin County · 842 P.2d 956
• State v. Wright · 529 P.2d 453
• In Re Eaton · 757 P.2d 961
• Farm Supply Distributors, Inc. v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission · 518 P.2d 1237
• Klein v. Pyrodyne Corporation · 817 P.2d 1359
• Boise Water Corp. v. Idaho Public Utilities Commission · 555 P.2d 163
• General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation Commission · 706 P.2d 625
• Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Montana Department of Public Service Regulation · 231 Mont. 118
• Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc. v. Reynolds Metals Co. · 236 Va. 362
• General Telephone Co. of Upstate New York, Inc. v. Lundy · 17 N.Y.2d 373

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