Creelman v. Svenning

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• following Mitchelle, 39 Wash.2d 473, 236 P.2d 349, Anderson, 181 Wash. 327, 43 P.2d 39, and Yaselli, 12 F.2d 396
• following Mitchelle, 39 Wn.2d 473, Arlderson, 181 Wash. 327, and Yaselli, 12 F.2d 396
• the prosecuting attorney, as a quasi-judicial officer, is exempt from suit for tort for his official acts
• the objectives for granting immunity would be destroyed if the prosecutor needed to be concerned with potential tort litigation against the county or state each time a prosecutorial decision was made
• the objectives for granting immunity would be destroyed if the prosecutor needed to be concerned with potential tort litigation against the county or state each time a prosecutorial decision was made
• common law prosecutorial immunity which shields judicial or quasi-judicial officers extends to municipal employer for acts of officers in the performance of duties which rest upon them

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Cited by

41 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Lutheran Day Care v. Snohomish County
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-05-14· cited 147×
• Babcock v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1991-04-04· cited 136×
• Hulsman v. Hemmeter Development Corp.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1982-06-30· cited 132×
• Savage v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1995-08-17· cited 78×
• Board of Com'rs of Delaware County v. Briggs
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1975-12-03· cited 77×
• McDonald v. Lakewood Country Club
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1969-12-15· cited 63×
• Calhoun v. City of Providence
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1978-08-07· cited 63×
• Wark v. Washington National Guard
  Washington Supreme Court· 1977-01-17· cited 45×
• Janaszak v. State
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2013-01-07· cited 44×
• State Ex Rel. Department of Justice v. District Court of the Eighth Judicial District
  Montana Supreme Court· 1976-12-27· cited 39×
• Gilliam v. Department of Social & Health Services
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1998-01-26· cited 38×
• Gilliam v. DEPT. OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVS.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1998-01-26· cited 36×
• Ruf v. Honolulu Police Department
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1999-02-23· cited 36×
• McDaniel v. State
  Montana Supreme Court· 2009-05-12· cited 34×
• Adkins v. Clark County
  Washington Supreme Court· 1986-04-17· cited 28×
• Roy v. City of Everett
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-02-06· cited 27×
• Layne v. Hyde
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1989-03-13· cited 23×
• Frost v. City of Walla Walla
  Washington Supreme Court· 1986-09-11· cited 20×
• Burr v. City of Cedar Rapids
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1979-12-19· cited 20×
• Bolin v. Kitsap County
  Washington Supreme Court· 1990-02-01· cited 18×

Cites

1 case in this archive is cited by this case.

• Yaselli v. Goff
  Second Circuit· 1926-04-05· cited 285×

Other cases named Creelman v. Svenning

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Creelman v. Svenning
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1969-12-01· cited 10×