State Supreme Court / Wash.

Whatcom County v. City of Bellingham

Decided February 1, 1996. Philip A. Talmadge wrote the opinion for the court.

909 P.2d 1303 · Cited 263 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.

Young v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 770 P.2d 182
State v. Elgin · 825 P.2d 314
Erection Co. v. Department of Labor & Industries · 852 P.2d 288
Mt. Park Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Tydings · 883 P.2d 1383
In Re F.D. Processing, Inc. · 832 P.2d 1303
State v. Krall · 881 P.2d 1040
Tommy P. v. Board of County Commissioners · 645 P.2d 697
Department of Ecology v. Public Utility District No. 1 · 849 P.2d 646
Murphy v. Campbell Investment Co. · 486 P.2d 1080
State v. Board of Yakima County Commissioners · 869 P.2d 56
Food Services of America v. Royal Heights, Inc. · 871 P.2d 590
State v. Day · 638 P.2d 546
Davidson v. State · 802 P.2d 1374
City of Auburn v. King County · 788 P.2d 534

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CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE v. Douglas County · 233 P.3d 910
City of Auburn v. Gauntt · 274 P.3d 1033
City of East Wenatchee v. Douglas County · 156 Wash. App. 523
City of Tacoma v. Price · 152 P.3d 357
City of Spokane v. County of Spokane · 146 P.3d 893
City v. Dept. of Labor and Industries · 965 P.2d 619
Davis v. Department of Licensing · 977 P.2d 554
State v. Keller · 19 P.3d 1030
Davis v. Department of Licensing · 137 Wash. 2d 957
City of Tacoma v. Price · 137 Wash. App. 187
State v. Roggenkamp · 106 P.3d 196
State v. Keller · 143 Wash. 2d 267
City of Spokane v. Spokane County · 158 Wash. 2d 661
City of Seattle v. State · 136 Wash. 2d 693
Gorman v. Garlock, Inc. · 155 Wash. 2d 198
Morgan v. Johnson · 976 P.2d 619
Johnson v. Recreational Equipment, Inc. · 247 P.3d 18
State v. Ramos · 217 P.3d 384
SEATTLE EXEC. SERV. DEPT. v. Visio Corp. · 31 P.3d 740
State v. Bash · 925 P.2d 978
Griffin v. Eller · 922 P.2d 788
State v. Hopkins · 36 P.3d 1080
State v. Bash · 130 Wash. 2d 594
Morgan v. Johnson · 137 Wash. 2d 887
Johnson v. Recreational Equipment, Inc. · 159 Wash. App. 939

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