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Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle v. O'Brien

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 9, 1976No. 43981PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.

This is an original petition in the Supreme Court seeking a writ of mandamus to require the respondent State Treasurer to remit to petitioners certain tax proceeds to be used for public transportation purposes. The writ shall issue.

The petitioners are the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (hereinafter referred to as Metro), the Cities of Spokane and Tacoma. Also joining as petitioners are the holders of bonds issued by Metro. Counsel for numerous other *341municipalities,1 as amici curiae, have filed briefs in support of petitioners’ action. The complex issues raised by this petition have been…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Planters' Bank v. SharpSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
  2. State Ex Rel. Washington Toll Bridge Authority v. YelleWashington Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Ruano v. SpellmanWashington Supreme Court · 1973
  4. State Ex Rel. Distilled Spirits Institute, Inc. v. KinnearWashington Supreme Court · 1972
  5. State Ex Rel. Washington Toll Bridge Authority v. YelleWashington Supreme Court · 1938

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Haberman v. Washington Public Power Supply SystemWashington Supreme Court · 1988
  2. State v. ThorneWashington Supreme Court · 1996
  3. State v. BroadawayWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  4. State v. BroadawayWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  5. King County v. Taxpayers of King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1997

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