State Supreme Court / Wash.

Yelle v. Bishop

Decided December 17, 1959. Robert T. Hunter wrote the opinion for the court.

347 P.2d 1081 · Cited 101 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.

State ex rel. State Railway Commission v. Ramsey · 151 Neb. 333
State Ex Rel. Yakima Amusement Co. v. Yakima County · 73 P.2d 759
Wright v. Callahan · 99 P.2d 961
Shute v. Frohmiller · 90 P.2d 998
State Ex Rel. Johnston v. Melton · 73 P.2d 1334
Morgan v. Board of School Com'rs of Mobile County · 26 So. 2d 108
State Ex Rel. Davis v. Clausen · 295 P. 751
Lockwood v. Jordan · 231 P.2d 428
State Ex Rel. State Employees' Retirement Board v. Yelle · 201 P.2d 172
Senior Citizens League, Inc. v. Department of Social Security · 228 P.2d 478
Sears v. Western Thrift Stores of Olympia, Inc. · 116 P.2d 756
Keeting v. Public Utility District No. 1 · 306 P.2d 762
Union High School District No. 1 v. Taxpayers of Union High School District No. 1 · 172 P.2d 591
Kelleher v. Minshull · 119 P.2d 302
In Re the Sterilization of Hendrickson · 123 P.2d 322
Casco Co. v. Public Utility District No. 1 · 226 P.2d 235
State Ex Rel. Port of Seattle v. Department of Public Service · 95 P.2d 1007
State Ex Rel. Eastvold v. Yelle · 279 P.2d 645
STATE EX REL. WASH. ETC. v. Yelle · 289 P.2d 355
Naccarato v. Sullivan · 278 P.2d 641
Huntamer v. Coe · 246 P.2d 489
State v. Miles · 105 P.2d 51
State v. Canyon Lumber Corp. · 284 P.2d 316
State Ex Rel. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Henneford · 99 P.2d 616
State Ex Rel. Van Orsdel v. Yelle · 130 P.2d 889

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