Western Telepage, Inc. v. City of Tacoma Department of Financing

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

140 Wash. 2d 599 · Cited 164 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.

• 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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• SPRINT INTERN. v. Department of Revenue · 226 P.3d 253
• Sprint International Communications Corp. v. Department of Revenue · 154 Wash. App. 926
• State v. Keller · 143 Wash. 2d 267
• Qualcomm, Inc. v. STATE, DEPT. OF REVENUE · 213 P.3d 948
• Qualcomm, Inc. v. Department of Revenue · 151 Wash. App. 892
• State v. Keller · 19 P.3d 1030
• City of Shoreline v. Club for Free Speech Rights · 109 Wash. App. 696
• City of Shoreline v. Club for Free Speech Rights · 36 P.3d 1058
• Berger v. Sonneland · 26 P.3d 257
• Berger v. Sonneland · 144 Wash. 2d 91
• Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. · 50 P.3d 256
• In Re Detention of Martin · 182 P.3d 951
• In re the Detention of Martin · 163 Wash. 2d 501
• Bremerton Public Safety Ass'n v. City of Bremerton · 15 P.3d 688
• Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. · 146 Wash. 2d 841
• State v. Chhom · 173 P.3d 234
• State v. Chhom · 162 Wash. 2d 451
• Bremerton Public Safety Ass'n v. City of Bremerton · 104 Wash. App. 226
• Brown v. STATE, DEPT. OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICES · 185 P.3d 1210
• State v. Haney · 125 Wash. App. 118
• State v. Haney · 104 P.3d 36
• State v. Reier · 112 P.3d 566
• State v. Reier · 127 Wash. App. 753
• QUALCOMM, INC. v. Department of Revenue · 249 P.3d 167
• State v. Watson · 146 Wash. 2d 947

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