Legal Opinion
Snohomish County v. Public Utility District No. 1
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 10, 1986No. Nos. 50589-6, 50728-7PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtPearson, J.
The Superior Court for Snohomish County entered orders prohibiting the disclosure of information contained in the records of Public Utility District No. 1 of *608Snohomish County, thereby raising issues with respect to the breadth of this State's public disclosure act, RCW 42.17. The orders were entered in two cases which are consolidated here on appeal.
In the first case, Gordon Rosier, a political opponent of members of the District's board of commissioners, requested the names and addresses of the District's approximately 156,000 customers. He intended to send political mailings to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Hearst Corp. v. HoppeWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- Smith v. Skagit CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1969
- United States v. Thomas W. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- State v. CasalWashington Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re RosierWashington Supreme Court · 1986