Case law

Chemical Bank v. Washington Public Power Supply System

102 Wash. 2d 874 · Washington Supreme Court · Nov 6, 1984

The provisions of RAP 2.5(c)(2) clearly authorize reconsideration. … The agreements established successive sources of payments to the bondholders for the costs of debt service.

Ford Motor Co. v. City of Seattle

160 Wash. 2d 32 · Washington Supreme Court · Apr 12, 2007

The Taxable Incident ¶ 9 It is well established that the tax "incident" for a B & O tax is generally the "`act or privilege of engaging in business activities'" in the taxing jurisdiction. … In Lone Star Cement, we struck down on equal protection and privilege and immunities grounds the City of Seattle's B & O tax assessment on an out-of-state company who had plants in both Seattle and Concrete, Washington.

Power, Inc. v. Huntley

39 Wash. 2d 191 · Washington Supreme Court · Aug 20, 1951

I, § 12, of our state constitution reads as follows: "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, shall not … It seeks to establish qualifications for certain offices, which has nothing to do whatever with the subject of appropriations."

In re Pers. Restraint of Mulamba

Washington Supreme Court · Apr 28, 2022

Here, the testimony established that Mr. Mulamba committed the acts between January 21 and January 29. … She thus clearly had an incentive to curry favor with the State to avoid prosecution. See United States v.

Strand v. State

16 Wash. 2d 107 · Washington Supreme Court · Jan 6, 1943

The state’s contention that the war department’s request of respondents that they remove certain piling in the slough established navigability of the slough is not well taken. … the irregular times of temporary high water; so those who were about to construct the bridges at large expense deemed it prudent to secure the permission of Congress, and Congress merely took the perfectly safe course of qualifying

State v. Farnsworth

185 Wash. 2d 768 · Washington Supreme Court · Jun 23, 2016

We have established in our case law that a threat need not be explicit to qualify—a threat can be implied by words or conduct. … Other times, the threat is clearly implied by conduct, such as pointing a gun at a bank teller and simply stating, “Give me the money.”

Daniel v. Gold Hill Mining Co.

28 Wash. 411 · Washington Supreme Court · Apr 23, 1902

Sullivan is the present acting and duly qualified secretary of said mining company, and has charge of the books, papers, stock-books, seal, and other property of said mining company, contained in the office of said company … The legislation by which corporations of other states are made corporations of this state is clearly within the legislative power.”

Pfeifer v. City of Bellingham

112 Wash. 2d 562 · Washington Supreme Court · May 18, 1989

The "all claims... of any kind against any person" language is qualified by the requirement that these claims "arise from" certain activities. … (dissenting) The majority's analysis of the construction statute of repose effectively repeals it, contrary to established rules of statutory interpretation and plain sense. Thus, I dissent.

Ino Ino, Inc. v. City of Bellevue

132 Wash. 2d 103 · Washington Supreme Court · May 1, 1997

The trial court found, however, that increasing the light in the nonstage areas allows patrons to see individual dances more clearly. … Commission on Adult Entertainment Establishments, 10 F.3d 123, 139 (3d Cir. 1993) (upholding a statute establishing closing hours for adult entertainment establishments). *135 E.

State v. Montgomery

183 P.3d 267 · Washington Supreme Court · May 15, 2008

Having established that the witness has an opinion, the trial attorney may ask for the opinion. … The record does not establish actual prejudice. [9] See id. at 937, 155 P.3d 125 .

Sheehan v. SOUND TRANSIT AUTH.

123 P.3d 88 · Washington Supreme Court · Nov 10, 2005

Pursuant to this legislation, King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties voted to establish Sound Transit to provide mass transportation services within a defined geographical district (Sound Transit District). … Validity as an Excise Tax ¶ 20 Appellants next suggest that the vehicle taxes in this case are unconstitutional because they do not qualify as valid excise taxes.

Department of Ecology v. State Finance Committee

116 Wash. 2d 246 · Washington Supreme Court · Jan 24, 1991

Generally, however, "[g]eneral obligation bonds clearly constitute constitutionally restricted `debt,' while current fiscal operating expenses clearly do not." (Footnotes omitted.) Note, supra at 526. … There is clearly a dire need for the acquisition of the proposed *277 headquarters.

State v. Satiacum

50 Wash. 2d 513 · Washington Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1957

The rule of equality established by it cannot be rendered nugatory in any part of the United States by municipal ordinances or state laws. … That court clearly stated that such an assumption is never warranted. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Powe, 283 U.S. 401 , 75 L.Ed. 1142 , 51 S.Ct. 498 ; United States v.

Tiffany Family Trust Corp. v. City of Kent

119 P.3d 325 · Washington Supreme Court · Sep 8, 2005

Once that is established, there is nothing left of Tiffany's constitutional claims. [11] ¶ 24 Additionally, although Tiffany now asserts it is independently entitled to damages for alleged constitutional violations pursuant … any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities

State v. Arlene's Flowers, Inc.

187 Wash. 2d 804 · Washington Supreme Court · Feb 16, 2017

See Laws of 1998, ch. 1, § 2 (“It is the intent of the legislature ... to establish public policy against same-sex marriage in statutory law that clearly and definitively declares same-sex marriages *828 will not be recognized … Ed. 1213 (1940), provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”

Blanchard v. Golden Age Brewing Co.

188 Wash. 396 · Washington Supreme Court · Dec 7, 1936

The complaints in this case alleged, and the affidavits considered at the hearing were sufficient to establish, that the brewing company owners were attempting to coerce the respondents into joining the teamsters’ union by … We are aware that the rule of immunity from legislative control does not apply to such courts as are not created by the constitution, as, for instance, the inferior Federal courts.

City of Spokane v. Spokane Gas & Fuel Co.

182 Wash. 475 · Washington Supreme Court · Jul 20, 1935

for a maximum charge to consumers of one dollar fifty cents per thousand cubic feet, and vested in the city council power to regulate rates; this portion of the franchise having, of course, been superseded by the statute establishing … It was also held that duly qualified experts, called as witnesses, might state their opinions as to the reasonableness or unreasonableness of the rate demanded by the city.

State v. Davis

175 Wash. 2d 287 · Washington Supreme Court · Sep 20, 2012

to render since he was not qualified as an expert witness under ER 702. … TR 16A qualifies, the case having been “reported in the Washington Reports . . . since January 1, 1965.”

State v. O'Connor

155 Wash. 2d 335 · Washington Supreme Court · Sep 15, 2005

App. 817, 831 , 991 P.2d 657 (2000) (the witness’s prior false statement was “ ‘clearly collateral’ ” and “not germane to the guilt issues here”); State v. Wilson, 60 Wn. … But this result would be clearly contrary to ER 608, which grants trial courts discretion to make such determinations.

In re Disciplinary Proceeding Against Placide

190 Wash. 2d 402 · Washington Supreme Court · Apr 12, 2018

Does Placide's conduct identified in counts 1 and 6 qualify as an "intrapartnership dispute" not susceptible to the Board's or this court's disciplinary authority? 2. … The statutory provision that the hearing officer used to conclude that Placide committed a crime 24 In re Discipline ofPlacide (Carllene M.), No. 201,639-1 of theft clearly