State Supreme Court / Wash.

Zylstra v. Piva

Decided August 28, 1975. Robert F. Utter wrote the opinion for the court.

539 P.2d 823 · Cited 107 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.

Leahey v. Farrell · 66 A.2d 577
NOBLE CTY. COUNCIL ETC. v. State Ex Rel. Fifer · 125 N.E.2d 709
Commonwealth ex rel. Carroll v. Tate · 442 Pa. 45
In Re: Salaries Prob. Off. Bergen County · 278 A.2d 417
In Re Lewis · 316 P.2d 907
Roza Irrigation District v. State · 497 P.2d 166
City of Tacoma v. O'Brien · 534 P.2d 114
O'Coin's, Inc. v. Treasurer of the County of Worcester · 287 N.E.2d 608
Wayne Circuit Judges v. Wayne County · 172 N.W.2d 436
City of Seattle v. Hill · 435 P.2d 692
Board of Commissioners v. Stout · 136 Ind. 53
Hoppe v. State · 469 P.2d 909
James v. Ellis · 269 P.2d 573
Washington Local Lodge No. 104 of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers v. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers · 33 Wash. 2d 1
State v. International Typographical Union · 356 P.2d 6
Besselman v. City of Moses Lake · 280 P.2d 689
Griffiths v. State · 183 P.2d 821
City of Baldwin Park v. Stoskus · 503 P.2d 1333

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