| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
99-1884
|
Lackawanna County District Attorney v. Coss
Order |
|
Apr. 30, 2001 | ||
|
00-292
|
C & L Enterprises Inc. v. Citizen Band Potawatomi
Order |
|
Apr. 30, 2001 | ||
|
22807-6
|
State v. Matthews
Telephone conversation is not illegally recorded by Tacoma police merely because accused calls from area outside Tacoma's jurisdiction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 30, 2001 | |
|
23128-0
|
State v. Neal
Court properly admits certified crime lab report in lieu of forensic scientist's live testimony even though report lacks requisite certification. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 30, 2001 | |
|
21865-8-II
|
State v. Jorden
Firearm enhancement sentences should run concurrently to each other and consecutively to base sentence for first-degree murder. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 30, 2001 | |
|
23163-8
|
State v. Price
Murder convictions upheld; court does not err by imposing consecutive sentences. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 30, 2001 | |
|
23351-7
|
State v. Jones
Search of arrested driver's vehicle may include purse of companion left in passenger compartment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 30, 2001 | |
|
45773-0
|
State v. Nichols
When accused is convicted of solicitation of delivery of cocaine, prior delivery of cocaine conviction counts as three points. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 29, 2001 | |
|
45831-1-I
|
Parry v. Windmere Real Estate East
Timely raised defense of insufficient service of process is not waived by subsequent siging of confirmation of joinder. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Apr. 29, 2001 | |
|
45836-1-I
|
Blomster v. Nordstrom Inc.
Court errs in granting summary judgment of constructive discharge claim when employee provides sufficient facts to meet initial burden of proof. |
Employment Law |
|
Apr. 29, 2001 | |
|
45794-2-I
|
Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems
Employees are entitled to 10-minute rest period for every three hours worked whether hours include regular time or overtime. |
Employment Law |
|
Apr. 29, 2001 | |
|
45792-6
|
Breedlove v. Stout
Employer is not liable for employee's car accident while returning to workplace to retrieve educational manual. |
Torts |
|
Apr. 29, 2001 | |
|
46141-9
|
State v. Robinson
Prisoner's motion is untimely despite sending motion through priority mail three days before deadline. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 29, 2001 | |
|
46019-6
|
Braut v. Wierzbicki
Court does not abuse discretion in admitting photocopy of document when record establishes tenable basis for its decision. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Apr. 29, 2001 | |
|
45961-9
|
Northwest Line Constructors v. Snohomish Co. Utility District No. 1
Public utility is not required to submit installation work for competitive bidding because material is worth maximum of $50,000. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Apr. 29, 2001 | |
|
46056-1
|
Stein v. Geonerco Inc.
Warranty for home purchase requires that construction defect claim be resolved through arbitration. |
Contracts |
|
Apr. 29, 2001 | |
|
S095327
|
People v. Harness
Order |
|
Apr. 27, 2001 | ||
|
98-58595
|
In re Storm Technology Inc.
No enforceable license exists where debtor declares bankruptcy before right of recapture takes effect. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Apr. 27, 2001 | |
|
99-0215
|
Files v. The Honorable Margarita Bernal
Superior court abuses discretion in granting special-action relief to man who offered undercover cop posing as prostitute money for sex. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Apr. 27, 2001 | |
|
45749-7
|
State v. Wheless
Search of vehicle in parking lot after owner was arrested in tavern is unlawful. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 27, 2001 | |
|
45578-8-I
|
Plano v. City of Renton
Park that charges fee for patrons to moor their boats overnight cannot claim immunity under recreational use statute. |
Torts |
|
Apr. 27, 2001 | |
|
45303-3-I
|
Estate of Jones v. State of Washington
In rape and murder case, jury should have considered whether State was negligent in placing defendant in minimum security facility. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Apr. 27, 2001 | |
|
45624-5
|
City of Kent v. Beigh
City lacks authority to conduct blood test on individual arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated even though breath tests are inconclusive. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 27, 2001 | |
|
45728-4
|
Kamla v. The Space Needle Corp.
Space Needle is not liable for injury of independent contractor where it did not control any portion of his work. |
Torts |
|
Apr. 27, 2001 | |
|
45471-4
|
Bishop v. Hansen
Statute of frauds is not violated when real estate brokerage agreements based on commission fail to include listing price or date signed. |
Contracts |
|
Apr. 27, 2001 | |
|
45573-7-I
|
Petrie v. Petrie
Court didn't abuse discretion in removing father as custodian of his childrens' investment accounts and as trustee of their real estate trusts. |
Probate and Trusts |
|
Apr. 27, 2001 | |
|
45621-1-I
|
Marriage of Possinger
Court has authority to enter temporary placement plan for child when it cannot presently determine what's in best interest of child. |
Family Law |
|
Apr. 27, 2001 | |
|
H018424
|
People v. Tobias
Defendant not prejudiced by court's failure to give jury instruction that incest victim was accomplice to crime whose testimony required corroboration. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 26, 2001 | |
|
S095839
|
Rufo v. Simpson
Order |
|
Apr. 26, 2001 | ||
|
OOCA1067
|
Risen v. Cucharas Sanitation
Opinion |
|
Apr. 26, 2001 |