Legal Opinion
Storey v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 10, 1923No. 17638PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
— The plaintiff, as a taxpayer, brought this action to enjoin the enforcement of an ordinance of the city of Seattle relating to the impounding of dogs and eats. The ordinance attacked contains, among other provisions, the following:
“That the King County Humane Society, a corporation existing under and by virtue of Section 3266 to Section 3289 of Bern. & Bal. Annotated Codes and Statutes of the State of Washington, be and it is hereby appointed as and declared to be the official pound-master of the city of Seattle, and is hereby employed for the purpose of carrying out and enforcing the *600provis…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Nicchia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Fox v. Mohawk & Hudson River Humane SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- State v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1913
- Cornelius v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1923
- Smith v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Roehl v. Public Utility District No. 1Washington Supreme Court · 1953
- In Re the Puget Sound Pilots Ass'nWashington Supreme Court · 1963
- Champagne v. Spokane Humane SocietyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1987
- Jeffers v. City of SeattleCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
- State Ex Rel. State Humane Society v. HoveyWashington Supreme Court · 1930
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