State Supreme Court / Wash.

Western Telepage, Inc. v. City of Tacoma

Decided May 11, 2000. Philip A. Talmadge wrote the opinion for the court.

998 P.2d 884 · Cited 166 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Enterprise Leasing, Inc. v. City of Tacoma · 139 Wash. 2d 546
Wilson v. Steinbach · 656 P.2d 1030
Western Telepage, Inc. v. City of Tacoma · 974 P.2d 1270
Cowiche Canyon Conservancy v. Bosley · 828 P.2d 549
Waste Management of Seattle, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation Commission · 123 Wash. 2d 621
Whatcom County v. City of Bellingham · 909 P.2d 1303
State v. Smith · 814 P.2d 652
Rettkowski v. Department of Ecology · 910 P.2d 462
American Legion Post No. 32 v. City of Walla Walla · 802 P.2d 784
Multicare Medical Center v. Department of Social & Health Services · 790 P.2d 124
Sidis v. Brodie/Dohrmann, Inc. · 815 P.2d 781
State v. McCraw · 898 P.2d 838
Vashon Island Committee for Self-Government v. Washington State Boundary Review Board · 903 P.2d 953
City of Yakima v. International Ass'n of Fire Fighters · 818 P.2d 1076
Monroe v. Soliz · 132 Wash. 2d 414
Davis v. Department of Employment Security · 737 P.2d 1262
State v. Standifer · 750 P.2d 258
State Ex Rel. Port of Seattle v. Department of Public Service · 95 P.2d 1007
Dravo Corp. v. City of Tacoma · 496 P.2d 504
United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 552 F. Supp. 131
Reid v. Pierce County · 961 P.2d 333
Reid v. Pierce County · 136 Wash. 2d 195
State v. Tili · 139 Wash. 2d 107
State v. Tili · 985 P.2d 365
CJC v. Corporation of Catholic Bishop · 985 P.2d 262

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Berger v. Sonneland · 26 P.3d 257
City of Shoreline v. Club for Free Speech Rights · 36 P.3d 1058
State v. Keller · 19 P.3d 1030
Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. · 50 P.3d 256
In Re Detention of Martin · 182 P.3d 951
Bremerton Public Safety Ass'n v. City of Bremerton · 15 P.3d 688
Association of Washington Spirits & Wine Distributors v. Washington State Liquor Control Board · 182 Wash. 2d 342
State v. Chhom · 173 P.3d 234
Rebecca A. Rufin, Appellant, v. the City of Seattle, Respondent · 199 Wash. App. 348
Brown v. STATE, DEPT. OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICES · 185 P.3d 1210
State v. Haney · 104 P.3d 36
State v. Reier · 112 P.3d 566
State v. Watson · 146 Wash. 2d 947
State v. Keller · 143 Wash. 2d 267
Berger v. Sonneland · 144 Wash. 2d 91
Burton v. Lehman · 153 Wash. 2d 416
In re the Detention of Williams · 147 Wash. 2d 476
In Re Detention of Williams · 55 P.3d 597
American Continental Insurance v. Steen · 151 Wash. 2d 512
American Continental Ins. Co. v. Steen · 91 P.3d 864
Cannon v. Department of Licensing · 147 Wash. 2d 41

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