Case law

State v. Forbes

74 Wash. 2d 420 · Washington Supreme Court · Sep 12, 1968

It was established that two ex-felons, Edwards and Hammons, had posed as Haney and passed the checks. … such incompetence appears affirmatively on review so clearly as to show that the accused was thereby deprived of a constitutionally fair trial.

Clallam County v. WESTERN WASH. GROWTH

121 P.3d 764 · Court of Appeals of Washington · Oct 25, 2005

While presumably the entire 7,500 acres of designated ARL would qualify, so would potentially thousands of other acres. … As of May 2001, the County had identified 6,995 acres of agricultural resource land and 21,753 acres of chapter 84.34 RCW qualified land.

Andrews v. Kelleher

124 Wash. 517 · Washington Supreme Court · May 3, 1923

Kelleher' became the duly qualified and acting sole executor thereof and has so remained ever since. … , in order to become an established claim against the estate, was held by this court in Barto v.

Smith v. Ferry

43 Wash. 460 · Washington Supreme Court · Aug 22, 1906

He qualified as snch and entered upon the discharge of his duties. What he has done since, that time doe's not appear. … On Deeeember 28, 1905, the respondent entered upon the lot and established her residence there, and on the same day made her declaration of homestead, and on the following day duly recorded said declaration.

Snohomish County Fire Prot. Dist. v. Brb

87 P.3d 1187 · Court of Appeals of Washington · Apr 5, 2004

The property owner petition method of annexation has been held not to violate the privileges and immunities clause of the Washington Constitution in Grant County Fire Prot. Dist. 5 v. … Regardless of whether the City takes further action to accept the petition, at that stage there has clearly been a "proposed action."

State v. Hunter

183 Wash. 143 · Washington Supreme Court · Aug 16, 1935

Appellant, of course, had the right to ask on the voir dire such questions as would enable him to determine from the answers thereto whether or not the state of mind of the prospective juror was such as would qualify him … The first part of the inquiry was clearly proper. It cannot be held that the latter portion was improper.

Univ. of Wash. v. City of Seattle

Washington Supreme Court · Jul 20, 2017

UW is clearly a state agency as that term is ordinarily defined. This ordinary meaning of a state agency is in no way undermined by the statutory context at issue. … UW is a state agency in accordance with the plain and ordinary meaning of that term, which is clearly appropriate given the statutory context of RCW 36.70A.103.

Waldo v. Poe

14 F.2d 749 · District Court, W.D. Washington · Jun 28, 1926

Clearly the state court would not have jurisdiction to enforce rights claimed under a federal law, withheld by a federal officer. … Rust, 119 Wash. 480, at 488 , 206 P. 33, 36 , recognizes an osteopath as a “regularly qualified physician,” but not a “regularly qualified physician licensed to practice medicine.”

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board

161 Wash. 2d 415 · Washington Supreme Court · Sep 13, 2007

RCW 36.70A.020. ¶11 The lack of priority in the planning goals becomes especially problematic when local governments are faced with land that qualifies as both agricultural land and as a critical area (for example, a parcel … The “No Harm” Standard ¶14 Riparian farmland in Skagit County qualifies as both “agricultural land” and “critical areas” under the GMA. See RCW 36.70A.030(2), (5).

Stalter v. State

86 P.3d 1159 · Washington Supreme Court · Mar 18, 2004

In our view, the jail's policies are ambiguous in that they do not clearly require booking officers to make a determination of every detainee's actual identity. … These policies are, therefore, insufficient to support a duty on jail personnel to establish every detainee's true identity.

State Ex Rel. LaMon v. Town of Westport

73 Wash. 2d 255 · Washington Supreme Court · Mar 5, 1968

Appellants contend that respondent failed to prove an essential element of his case in that it was not established by competent evidence that LaMon and Harshberger were legal voters of the town of Westport. … This is so even though the affiant was clearly subject to the motion to dismiss him from the cause on the grounds urged and relied upon.

Joyce v. State, Dept. of Corrections

119 P.3d 825 · Washington Supreme Court · Sep 15, 2005

Another case is not relevant to our analysis because it determined whether a state agent had qualified immunity from suit, not whether a duty existed. See Savage v. … State, 127 Wash.2d 434 , 899 P.2d 1270 (1995) (holding that even though a parole officer may enjoy qualified immunity, it did not extend to the government). [3] We respectfully disagree with the concurrence/dissent's characterization

Vedder v. Spellman

78 Wash. 2d 834 · Washington Supreme Court · Jan 28, 1971

Also, it is conceded by plaintiffs that their action on the underlying obligation represented by the check is one for compensation, an action clearly proscribed by the statute. RCW 18.27.080. … Accordingly, this decision does not pertain to the extent of the defense established by RCW 18.27.080.

State v. Owens

39 Wash. App. 130 · Court of Appeals of Washington · Dec 11, 1984

Owens replies that the suppression of evidence obtained from an illegal misdemeanor arrest is well established, citing State v. Bonds, 98 Wn.2d 1 , 653 P.2d 1024 (1982). … The court clearly indicates at footnote 1, page 703, it is not ruling on a suppression question. Mather is, therefore, a starting point, but is not dispositive of the issue before us.

Martin v. Humbert Construction, Inc.

114 Wash. App. 823 · Court of Appeals of Washington · Jan 6, 2003

Under these circumstances, Oregon’s intention to protect local *835 businesses and manufacturers is not furthered by applying Oregon law to immunize Goodyear from liability. … In those cases, the plaintiff established a relationship with the defective product in the home state.

Aguda v. United States

District Court, W.D. Washington · May 6, 2025

The party asserting jurisdiction has the burden of establishing it. 13 See United States v. Orr Water Ditch Co., 600 F.3d 1152, 1157 (9th Cir. 2010). 14 Mr. … For that reason, 7 any amended complaint must clearly identify the defendant, the claim asserted, the specific facts 8 that Mr. Aguda believes support the claim, and the specific relief requested. If Mr.

Rouse v. Peoples Leasing Company

96 Wash. 2d 722 · Washington Supreme Court · Jan 14, 1982

The trial court, basing its opinion on the 2-hypotheses theory, held that, because the parties clearly intended the transaction to be a lease, it must magically be turned into one. … From the standpoint of the lessee, it clearly qualifies as a lease. It has all of the traditional elements of a lease.

State v. Komoto

40 Wash. App. 200 · Court of Appeals of Washington · Apr 8, 1985

Washington cases clearly and consistently hold that a conviction cannot be sustained on a confession alone; *206 some corroborative evidence establishing the corpus delicti is necessary to convict when a confession is part … Though it is not yet clear exactly what circumstances qualify as "exigent circumstances," several broad categories have been established by appellate courts, including: (1) hot pursuit; (2) fleeing suspect; (3) danger to

Chong Yim v. City of Seattle

451 P.3d 675 · Washington Supreme Court · Nov 14, 2019

The first qualified applicant has 48 hours in which to accept the offer of tenancy. Id. … The answer is clearly yes.

Canfield

District Court, E.D. Washington · Jan 26, 2026

Even more, this claim would not survive under qualified immunity 12 because Plaintiffs did not allege how this law or right was established at the time of 13 the conduct. … Qualified Immunity 4 Defendants contend that qualified immunity applies, and therefore the claim 5 does not hold. ECF No. 37 at 8-9.