Legal Opinion

Yelle v. Bishop

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 1959No. 35315PublishedCited by 100 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*290Hunter, J.

This action was instituted under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act, RCW 7.24, by state auditor Cliff Yelle against state budget director Warren Bishop and state treasurer Tom Martin, for the purpose of testing the constitutionality of Laws of 1959, chapter 328, p. 1601, known as the budget and accounting act. The act establishes a comprehensive and complete new budget and accounting system for all activities of state government, to provide an efficient, modern system for management of the fiscal affairs of the state.

The plaintiff challenged the constitutionality of the act in…

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2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Drake v. MahaneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
  2. Ex parte PollardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1866
  3. State v. CareyWashington Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Spokane Grain & Fuel Co. v. LyttakerWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  5. Senior Citizens League, Inc. v. Department of Social SecurityWashington Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by100 opinions

  1. State v. ThorneWashington Supreme Court · 1996
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  4. Walker v. MunroWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Markham Advertising Co. v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1968

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