Legal Opinion
Branson v. Port of Seattle
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 18, 2003No. 50582-3-IPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, J. —
Rental car companies operating at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are charged a fee of 10 percent of gross receipts. This fee complies with the requirements of the municipal airports act that it be reasonable, uniform, and established with due regard to the property used. The trial court properly dismissed Douglas Branson’s suit against the Port of Seattle, and we affirm.
The municipal airports act authorizes municipalities operating airports to assess fees for the use of airport property by private rental car companies. Specifically, such municipalities have the authority…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1987
- Port of Seattle v. Washington Utilities & Transportation CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1979
- Hite v. Public Utility District No. 2Washington Supreme Court · 1989
- Davis v. County of KingWashington Supreme Court · 1970
- Enterprise Leasing Company, Doing Business as Enterprise Rent-A-Car, a Minnesota Corporation v. Metropolitan Airports Commission, a Public CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Branson v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 2004
- Branson v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 2004
- Branson v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 2003
- Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. City of SeattleDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2017