Leschi Imp. Council v. Washington State Highway Com'n, No. 42766

CourtUnited States State Supreme Court of Washington
Citation804 P.2d 1,84 Wn.2d 271
Decision Date22 August 1974
PartiesLESCHI IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL et al., Petitioners/Appellants, and Samuel S. Cook et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. WASHINGTON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION et al., Respondents.
Docket NumberNo. 42766

Page 271

84 Wn.2d 271
804 P.2d 1
LESCHI IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL et al., Petitioners/Appellants,
and
Samuel S. Cook et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants,
v.
WASHINGTON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION et al., Respondents.
No. 42766.
Supreme Court of Washington,
En Banc.
Aug. 22, 1974.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 10, 1974.

The publication of the opinion at 84 Wash.2d 271, 525 P.2d 774 (1974) is corrected to withdraw the first full paragraph in the left column on page 785 (paragraph and to substitute the following paragraph:

Page 286

Where the superior court has applied the "clearly erroneous" test in examining administrative agency action on a writ of certiorari, on review the appellate court stands in the same position as the superior court, and applies the same test directly to the administrative action. Farm Supply Distribs., Inc. v. State Util. & Transp. Comm'n, 83 Wash.2d 446, 518 P.2d 1237 (1974).

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    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Washington
    • October 8, 2009
    ...SVP statute, limiting our inquiry to its terms. Martin, 163 Wash.2d at 508, 182 P.3d 951 (citing In re Det. of Swanson, 115 Wash.2d 21, 31, 804 P.2d 1 4. "The expression of one thing is the exclusion of another." Black's Law Dictionary App. B at 1830 (9th ed.2009). --------------- ...
  • Kucera v. State, Dept. of Transp., No. 68428-6.
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Washington
    • March 16, 2000
    ...685, 709, 601 P.2d 501 (1979) (citing Leschi Improvement Council v. Washington State Highway Comm'n, 84 Wash.2d 271, 279-80, 525 P.2d 774, 804 P.2d 1 (1974)). It seems redundant, therefore, for the trial court to reconsider its wholly correct legal conclusion that the "legal or equitable ri......
  • In re Marcum, No. 32118–5–III.
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Washington
    • October 13, 2015
    ...civil commitment statutes involve a deprivation of liberty, they should be construed strictly. In re Det. of Swanson,115 Wash.2d 21, 27, 804 P.2d 1 (1990); In re Det. of C.W.,147 Wash.2d 259, 272, 53 P.3d 979 (2002). Third, if a statute's interpretation may render it unconstitutional, court......
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    • United States State Supreme Court of Washington
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    ...liberty interests. In re Det. of Martin, 163 Wash.2d 501, 508, 182 P.3d 951 (2008) (citing In re Det. of Swanson, 115 Wash.2d 21, 31, 804 P.2d 1 (1990) ).II. Every Possible Interpretation of RCW 71.09.090's Plain Language Results in Some Absurdity; Therefore, We Should Apply the Statute in ......
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  • State v. M.Y.G., 99374-2 (
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    • United States State Supreme Court of Washington
    • May 19, 2022
    ...legislature intended to do so in the deferred disposition statute, we presume it would have. In re Det. of Swanson , 115 Wash.2d 21, 27, 804 P.2d 1 (1990) (" ‘[W]here the Legislature uses certain statutory language in one instance, and different language in another, there is a difference in......
  • Kucera v. State, Dept. of Transp., 68428-6.
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    • United States State Supreme Court of Washington
    • March 16, 2000
    ...685, 709, 601 P.2d 501 (1979) (citing Leschi Improvement Council v. Washington State Highway Comm'n, 84 Wash.2d 271, 279-80, 525 P.2d 774, 804 P.2d 1 (1974)). It seems redundant, therefore, for the trial court to reconsider its wholly correct legal conclusion that the "legal or equitable ri......
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    ...independent of or anterior to any assertion as to its legal effect."'" Leschi v. Highway Comm'n, 84 Wash.2d 271, 283, 525 P.2d 774 (1974), 804 P.2d 1 (1974) (quoting NLRB v. Marcus Trucking Co., 286 F.2d 583, 590-91 (2d Cir. 1961) (quoting Louis L. Jaffee, Judicial Review: Question of Law, ......
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