Legal Opinion
Orwick v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 13, 1984No. 50714-7PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of petitioners' claims under CR 12(b)(1) and (6).
The three petitioners were each issued traffic citations by the Seattle Police Department for exceeding the speed limit. Radar was used in each instance to determine speed. Each petitioner requested a hearing to contest his citation; however, all three traffic citations were dismissed before a hearing was held. The reason for dismissal is not in the record.
Prior to the dismissal of their citations, petitioners filed a class action suit against the City of Seattle, requesting declaratory and injunctive relief…
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