# Martin v. Aleinikoff

> Washington Supreme Court · February 20, 1964 · 63 Wash. 2d 842

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9852307

## Case

- **Full name:** Mary E. Martin Et Al., Appellants, v. Sergei Aleinikoff Et Al., Respondents
- **Court:** Washington Supreme Court
- **Decided:** February 20, 1964
- **Citations:** 63 Wash. 2d 842; 389 P.2d 422; 1964 Wash. LEXIS 553
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Hill
- **Judges:** Weaver, Finley, Hill, Hamilton
- **Cited by:** 22 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that where no contrary intention appears in a statute, qualifying words and phrases refer both grammatically and legally to the last antecedent

## Opinion text

Hill, J.
(dissenting) — I concur in the result of the dissent; i.e. the plaintiffs’ action should not have been dismissed.
Hunter, J. concurs in the result of the dissent.

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