Legal Opinion
City of Seattle v. McCready
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1997No. 63275-8PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
This is the third time this court has accepted review on issues arising out of this cause of action. The genesis of this action began with certain landlords’ and tenants’ (Appellants) resistance to the City of Seattle’s (City) Residential Housing Inspection Program *269(RHIP). The City filed a declaratory judgment action, naming Appellants as Defendants, to determine the constitutionality of the RHIP. Appellants filed a counterclaim for, among other things, attorney fees incurred in defending against the City’s action under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and/or on equitable grounds. After the second of two…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Michigan v. TylerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- All Star Gas, Inc. v. BechartCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2000
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