# City of Seattle v. Bittner

> Washington Supreme Court · January 11, 1973 · 81 Wash. 2d 747

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9631799

## Case

- **Full name:** The City of Seattle, Appellant, v. Harold G. Bittner Et Al., Respondents
- **Court:** Washington Supreme Court
- **Decided:** January 11, 1973
- **Citations:** 81 Wash. 2d 747; 505 P.2d 126; 1973 Wash. LEXIS 849
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Finley
- **Judges:** Rosellini, Finley, Hale
- **Cited by:** 53 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Finley, J.
(concurring)—As I read the majority opinion, it clearly points out that the instant case does not involve any efforts of the city to proscribe or enforce appropriate licensing standards for theatres regarding fire, sanitation, structural or other hazards affecting the safety and health of members of the public who patronize such places. Standards of this genre are well within the ambit of municipal police power. Unquestionably such standards have been and would be sustained and even encouraged by this court as an exercise of the police power most appropriately in the public interest. The regulation in this case has a distinctly different complexion, or purpose and object. Thus the alarms expressed by the dissent as to health and safety standards and the citation of case and other authorities in support of such standards all seem to be somewhat beside the point to say the least. For these particular reasons and for other reasons well stated therein, I have signed and fully concur in the majority opinion.
Stafford, J., concurs with Finley, J.

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