Paradise, Inc. v. Pierce County

102 P.3d 173 (2004)

PARADISE, INC., d/b/a Paradise Bowling Center and Casino, Respondent,

v.

PIERCE COUNTY, Appellant.

No. 51098-3-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 6, 2004.

Ronald Jay Meltzer, Walter John Sinsheimer, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Bertha Baranko Fitzer, Pierce Co. Pros. Office, Civ. Div., Tacoma, WA, for Appellant.

COX, C.J.

At issue in this appeal is whether the Pierce County ordinance banning social card rooms constitutes either a taking or a denial of due process. We must also decide whether Pierce County is estopped from enforcing the ordinance and whether that…