Legal Opinion · Dissent

Pringle v. State

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 22, 1970No. 40187Published

1DissentHale, J.

(dissenting) — I find little basis in etymology and none in decisional law, statute or regulation to warrant a holding that one who charges a fee for using his own equipment and machinery to vacuum clean another’s furnace is charging for janitorial services. The owner, in my opinion, in having his furnace, flues and chimney vacuum cleaned, is hiring neither a janitor nor custodian nor building superintendent, but simply engaging an independent contractor to perform a specialized job at a contract price. That the vacuum cleaning in part overlaps or replaces some of the janitor’s duties is no…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Norwegian Nitrogen Products Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Morin v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1956
  3. White v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1957
  4. All-State Construction Co. v. GordonWashington Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Western Boat Bldg. Co. v. O'LearyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952

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