# Decano v. State

> Washington Supreme Court · February 28, 1941 · 7 Wash. 2d 613

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/3998444

## Case

- **Full name:** Pio DeCano Et Al., Respondents, v. the State of Washington Et Al., Appellants
- **Court:** Washington Supreme Court
- **Decided:** February 28, 1941
- **Citations:** 7 Wash. 2d 613; 110 P.2d 627
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Millard
- **Judges:** Driver, Millard
- **Cited by:** 51 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

- No negative treatment found by the automated citator. That is not the same as a confirmation that the case is good law; read the citing cases.
- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/3998444

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- finding that the title of the statute "states that it pertains to the rights of `aliens' with respect to land, but it gives no intimation whatsoever that the body of the act contains an amended definition of the word `alien'"
- finding that the title of the statute “states that it pertains to the rights of‘aliens’ with respect to land, but it gives no intimation whatsoever that the body of the act contains an amended definition of the word ‘alien’ ”

## Opinion text

Millard, J.
(dissenting) — As I deem the title of the act sufficient, and as the opinion in this case received by me today (February 25,1941) must be immediately, and is, released, as its filing must be expedited [I have not the time for a lengthy disagreeing opinion], I merely dissent.

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