Legal Opinion
King v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 1974No. 42920Published
1Opinion of the Court
84 Wn.2d 239 (1974)
525 P.2d 228
JOHN P. KING et al., Respondents,
v.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant.
No. 42920.
The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
August 15, 1974.
A.L. Newbould, Corporation Counsel, and Gordon F. Crandall, Assistant, for appellant.
Lee Olwell (of Olwell, Boyle & Hattrup), for respondents.
UTTER, J.
The City of Seattle appeals from a ruling by the trial court awarding damages to John P. King and his wife. The damages were for the City's alleged intentional and wrongful refusal to issue street use and building permits to the Kings.
The City contends that its acts are immune from…
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- Weiss v. FoteNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
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