Case law

State v. Mason

162 P.3d 396 · Washington Supreme Court · Jul 19, 2007

However, we are not convinced a trial court's ruling that a statement is offered for a purpose other than to prove the truth of the matter asserted immunizes the statement from confrontation clause analysis. … His analysis established two strands of DNA; one was identified as the victim's.

Parmeter v. Bourne

8 Wash. 45 · Washington Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1894

Statutes providing for contests, unless they are clearly made exclusive, are'only cumulative remedies. High, Extr. Leg. Rem., § 624; McCrary on Elections, §334. … We have precisely the same constitutional prohibition as that construed by the supreme court of Illinois, reading: “No county seat shall be removed unless three-fifths of the qualified electors of the county voting on the

Coogan v. Genuine Parts Co.

Washington Supreme Court · Jul 8, 2021

The majority concluded the record did not clearly show the alleged misconduct had a prejudicial effect on the jury or otherwise undermined the verdict. … conclusions of trial courts in this way: “The judge before whom the cause was tried heard the testimony, observed the appearance and bearing of the witnesses and their manner of testifying, and was much better qualified

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Auth. v. Miller

128 P.3d 588 · Washington Supreme Court · Feb 16, 2006

Clearly, any other method that provides comparable notice to those listed would meet the statutory requirement. … This would make agencies nearly immune from judicial review of public use.

State ex rel. Puget Sound Navigation Co. v. Department of Transportation

33 Wash. 2d 448 · Washington Supreme Court · May 13, 1949

It does not appear that technical experts, qualified to value appellant’s operating properties, were employed. *458 The investigation resulted in a report of two hundred forty pages, which is exhibit No. 1 of the department … Seering, the arbitrator, was the person best qualified to appraise the effects of his award upon appellant’s payrolls, and clearly stated his opinion, as above set forth.

Baughn v. Honda Motor Co.

107 Wash. 2d 127 · Washington Supreme Court · Nov 6, 1986

The alleged defects and lack of warnings clearly had nothing to do with the collision.[ 40 ] The second prong of proximate cause is legal causation. … In addition, all of these statements are qualified by the explicit manual instructions that the mini-trail bike is for trail use only and not for use on the streets and roadways.

McIndoe v. Department of Labor & Industries

144 Wash. 2d 252 · Washington Supreme Court · Jul 12, 2001

To the contrary, the establishment by the Legislature of “a specific cash award for specific amputations and losses of faculties . . . was necessary if the legislative plan of compensation in accordance with loss of bodily … The Department argues that the workers in this case do not qualify for the narrow exception of Clauson because the claims for their hearing losses were not filed and open when their permanent total disability pensions were

PASCO POLICE OFFICERS'ASS'N v. City of Pasco

938 P.2d 827 · Washington Supreme Court · Jun 26, 1997

To establish the qualifications for employment and to employ employees; 2. … PERC was clearly correct in its analysis.

Scott Paper Co. v. City of Anacortes

90 Wash. 2d 19 · Washington Supreme Court · May 4, 1978

The history of RCW 35.92.200 indicates that its specific grant of authority was intended to resolve the question whether a municipality could supply water to extra-territorial customers at all, and was not intended to qualify … More important, it was clearly the intent of the City to make these contracts a feature of the bond ordinances, for they were necessary security for the issuance of the bonds.

State Ex Rel. Robinson v. Fluent

30 Wash. 2d 194 · Washington Supreme Court · Mar 18, 1948

Clearly, it is an “interim” committee. The committee is composed of four members of the House and three members of the Senate. … There is then a grant of authority to give immunity to witnesses who may be compelled to give testimony that would otherwise tend to expose them to punishment for crime.

McIndoe v. Department of Labor

26 P.3d 903 · Washington Supreme Court · Jul 12, 2001

The Department argues that the workers in this case do not qualify for the narrow exception of Clauson because the claims for their hearing losses were not filed and open when their permanent total disability pensions were … NOTES [1] In a case that clearly involved fraud by a worker who was receiving a permanent total disability pension and was subsequently injured after returning to work in the same industry under an alias, the Court of Appeals

State v. Rice

110 Wash. 2d 577 · Washington Supreme Court · Jun 9, 1988

Rice argues that his mental illness is established by the evidence presented at trial. … Dykgraaf establishes that Rice's death sentence was "wantonly and freakishly imposed".

STATE EX REL. MANDATORY BUSSING v. Brooks

80 Wash. 2d 121 · Washington Supreme Court · Jan 6, 1972

Although the Swann court rather clearly limited the authority of federal courts to impose desegregation plans on school authorities to situations involving "de jure" dual systems, that court also observed ( Swann, 402 U.S … recall, reciting that such officer has committed some act or acts of malfeasance or misfeasance while in office, or who has violated his oath of office, stating the matters complained of, signed by the percentages of the qualified

State v. Schierman

192 Wash. 2d 577 · Washington Supreme Court · May 5, 2015

But, as a forensic psychiatrist, he was qualified to offer such testimony. … But the limitation on aggravating evidence in a capital penalty phase proceeding was established by Bartholomew I and II and was clearly based on our state constitution.

State Ex Rel. Washington Toll Bridge Authority v. Yelle

56 Wash. 2d 86 · Washington Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1960

The purpose was very clearly explained by the supreme court of Arizona in Bank of Lowell v. … This is a pledge of funds in a constitutional fund, established by the people of this State for the purpose for which the pledge is made.

State v. Studd

973 P.2d 1049 · Washington Supreme Court · Apr 1, 1999

"The structure of WPIC 16.02 could mislead a jury because the imminent danger requirement is set off by a separate number and thus lacking connection to the reasonable belief qualifier." *1055 LeFaber, 128 Wash.2d at 902 … Clearly, the criminal pattern instructions have been formulated with the same goals in mind.

State v. Bell

Washington Supreme Court · Jul 10, 2025

Qualifying individuals are excluded from the jury “for cause.” RCW 4.44.120. The voir dire here consisted of two sessions with a recess in between. … [DEFENSE]: And I would note, Your Honor, if we didn’t have peremptory challenges, I wouldn’t have been able to get rid of two jurors who I think are clearly biased in this case.

Nguyen v. Department of Health

144 Wash. 2d 516 · Washington Supreme Court · Aug 23, 2001

Nguyen’s professional license clearly represents a property interest to which due process protections apply. … Increased cost is clearly not a fact or concern here.

Crosby v. Cox Aircraft Company

109 Wash. 2d 581 · Washington Supreme Court · Dec 10, 1987

Plaintiff has cited no authority to support his claim that test flights of aircraft qualify as "abnormally dangerous" under Restatement (Second) of Torts §§ 519-520. … Surely the step so clearly called for here is a small one as compared with many that courts have taken without aid of statute. 3 F. Harper, F. James & O. Gray, Torts § 14.13, at 311 n. 68 (2d ed. 1986).

Burnside v. Simpson Paper Co.

123 Wash. 2d 93 · Washington Supreme Court · Jan 6, 1994

Overturning a jury verdict is *108 appropriate only when it is clearly unsupported by substantial evidence. This court has explained: ... … Thompson, at 230; Gaglidari , at 433. [10] Under neither of these theories does Simpson Paper's Management Guide qualify as a source for implied terms of contract.