Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Jones v. Charboneau's

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 29, 1980No. 3111-0-IIIPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMunson, J.

Defendants appeal from a decree enjoining them from maintaining and continuing a business, under the assumed business name of Charboneau's, after finding the business was a moral nuisance pursuant to and defined in RCW 7.48.052(6) as a "place which, as a regular course of business, is used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, . . ."1 We reverse and dismiss.

Three undercover officers testified they went to Charboneau's establishment, located in Clarkston, and paid a "standard" fee of $45 for a shower, sauna and "sexual technique analysis." The court found the proof of…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Vance v. Universal Amusement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Gruen v. State Tax CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Fritz v. GortonWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Kueckelhan v. Federal Old Line InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1966
  5. State Ex Rel. Washington Toll Bridge Authority v. YelleWashington Supreme Court · 1948

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Washington Federation of State Employees v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Daviscourt v. PeistrupCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1985
  3. Washington Fed. of State Emp. v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Schrempp v. MunroWashington Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Casey v. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1990

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