Legal Opinion
Sintra, Inc. v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 14, 1992No. 57029-9PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDurham, J.
In this land use action, we are asked to decide for the first time the impact of federal civil rights actions on our takings jurisprudence. Increasingly, this court is called upon to resolve disputes concerning land use regulation, and the trend is likely to continue. A body of cogent, workable rules upon which regulators and landowners alike can rely is essential to the task.
*6In 1989, this court affirmed a holding of contempt against the City of Seattle for enforcement of the Housing Preservation Ordinance (HPO) after it had been ruled invalid by the Superior Court. R/L Assocs., Inc. v.…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by146 opinions
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