Case law

Faucher v. Rosenoff

65 Wash. 416 · Washington Supreme Court · Oct 26, 1911

Respondent was elected on November 8, 1910, and qualified on January 9, 1911. … In that case we said: “The salary to be paid has been clearly and definitely fixed according to population.

Branson v. Wash. Fine Wine & Spirits, LLC

Washington Supreme Court · Sep 4, 2025

L&I generally only assesses damages when an applicant can establish they have suffered a financial loss as a result of a violation of the law.” WASH. … The majority agrees that the EPOA is clearly intended to protect workers and those seeking work or advancement opportunities. Majority at 8-9.

Pearson v. City of Seattle

199 Wash. 217 · Washington Supreme Court · May 31, 1939

Ordinance No. 41014 relates to and regulates weights and measures and establishes standards therefor. … The intention of the city council so clearly appears from the face of the ordinance that there can be no question as to the intention of the city council; there is no room for construction.

State v. Garcia

420 P.3d 1077 · Washington Supreme Court · Jul 5, 2018

Additionally, we stated that lack of notice must be established by the defendant as an affirmative defense. Id. at 403, 267 P.3d 1012 . … Here the requirement of both oral and written notice of the firearm possession prohibition is clearly intended to impart actual notice of the illegality.

Tidewater Terminal Co. v. State

60 Wash. 2d 155 · Washington Supreme Court · Jun 21, 1962

Furthermore, the period of time that the products remain in the storage facilities clearly indicates that they are not merely a conduit for a continuous flow from the incoming *161 to the outgoing facilities. … The court held that, under the circumstances, the continuity of the journey was not broken by the storage and the oil was therefore immune from state taxation.

State v. Ledford

195 Wash. 581 · Washington Supreme Court · Aug 1, 1938

The court laid down the rule that, in construing criminal statutes, doubts should be resolved in favor of the accused, saying: “This statute is clearly no broader than was the common law, and must, when considered in the … A. 513, as follows: “It is established by numerous' cases and beyond question that perjury cannot be predicated of a false oath in a proceeding before a courts which had no jurisdiction to inquire into the matter which was

State v. Bartholomew

98 Wash. 2d 173 · Washington Supreme Court · Nov 24, 1982

The Court left open, however, the possibility that data might be adduced to establish that a death-qualified jury tended to favor the prosecution. … Such evidence will clearly not be present in every case of felony murder.

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Department of Ecology

178 Wash. 2d 571 · Washington Supreme Court · Oct 3, 2013

Ecology determined the significant benefits clearly overrode the potential harm. … The dissent engages in a “factual analysis” intended to show that exempt well uses and rural public water supply systems qualify under a cost-benefit analysis for consideration under the overriding-considerations exception

Mt. Hood Beverage Co. v. Constellation Brands, Inc.

149 Wash. 2d 98 · Washington Supreme Court · Feb 20, 2003

The three-tier system itself, established in chapter 66.24 RCW and chapter 66.28 RCW, is not challenged in this case. In 1984, the legislature passed RCW 19.126 to enhance the three-tier system. … We then carefully balance “whether the burden on interstate commerce clearly exceeds the local benefits.” Brown-Forman, 476 U.S. at 579 .

Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America v. McMillan

31 Wash. 643 · Washington Supreme Court · Apr 27, 1903

If the appellant is not named or described in the will, then clearly it has no right to the legacy at all, and no amount of extrinsic evidence can create a right for it. … At the time of his second visit the church had just established its Disabled Ministers’ Fund.

World Wide Video, Inc. v. City of Tukwila

117 Wash. 2d 382 · Washington Supreme Court · Sep 19, 1991

(WWV) has operated an adult entertainment establishment in the City of Tukwila (Tukwila). … However, that entitlement was qualified.

Broad v. Mannesmann Anlagenbau, AG

10 P.3d 371 · Washington Supreme Court · Sep 21, 2000

The treaty's terms clearly dictate that the central authority cannot be an agent, contrary to plaintiffs' argument. … Also, jurisdiction of the defendant must be established independent of the convention.

Puget Sound Gillnetters Ass'n v. Moos

88 Wash. 2d 677 · Washington Supreme Court · Jun 9, 1977

Thus, they can neither be denied equal protection of the laws nor granted special privileges and immunities. … Washington, supra , and particularly paragraph 14 of the injunction clearly appears from its text expressly at, e.g., pages 416, 402, and 414.

Doe v. Gonzaga University

24 P.3d 390 · Washington Supreme Court · May 31, 2001

John Doe contends that the common interests of a corporation's employees create only a qualified privilege. … Because the employees in Prins were clearly acting "within the limits of their employment," the court was not required to address the nature of any privilege on the communications among them.

Arends v. State

Washington Supreme Court · Aug 14, 2025

The analysis focused on the event legally necessary to establish a vested interest, serving as a benchmark for determining retroactivity. Id. … No party has asked the court to overrule these cases, and we do not abandon precedent unless we are convinced that precedent is clearly incorrect and clearly harmful. Lunsford v.

Pearson v. Evans

51 Wash. 2d 574 · Washington Supreme Court · Jan 16, 1958

I, § 12, of the constitution of the state of Washington, provides: "`No law shall be passed granting to any citizen, class of citizens, or corporation other than municipal, privileges or immunities which upon the same terms … Seattle (1950), 35 Wn. (2d) 579, 213 P. (2d) 948 , in which case the court held that the adjacent landowner had failed to establish any special damage to his property.

In Re Eilermann's Estate

179 Wash. 15 · Washington Supreme Court · Sep 10, 1934

Clearly, the interest of a nonresident vendor in a contract for the sale of land situated in another state is intangible personal property. … "The rule of immunity from taxation by more than one state, deducible from the decisions in respect of these various and distinct kinds of property, is broader than the applications thus far made of it.

State v. Phillips

59 Wash. 252 · Washington Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1910

The party first assaulted, whether the appellant or the deceased, was clearly acting in self-defense. … committed with a deadly weap *257 on must retreat or give warning, before taking the life of his assailant in self-defense, it imposed upon him a burden which the law does not sanction, and the fact that the instruction was qualified

Parrish v. West Coast Hotel Co.

185 Wash. 581 · Washington Supreme Court · Apr 2, 1936

“No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, … The court said: “The statute here questioned deals with a subject clearly within the scope of the police power.

Retail Store Employees Union, Local 1001 v. Washington Surveying & Rating Bureau

87 Wash. 2d 887 · Washington Supreme Court · Dec 23, 1976

The trustees’ standing may be established upon an alternative ground. … The administrative remedy of RCW 48.19.310 and RCW 48.04 “establishes clearly defined machinery for the submission, evaluation and resolution of complaints by aggrieved parties. . . .