Deschenes v. King County

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining the only permissible action a court may take if it lacks subject matter jurisdiction is dismissal
• explaining the only permissible action a court may take if it lacks subject matter jurisdiction is dismissal
• superior court acting in appellate capacity has only such jurisdiction as is conferred by law
• superior court acting in appellate capacity has only such jurisdiction as is conferred by law
• purpose of time limitations in land use matters is to give finality; if there were not finality, no owner of land would ever be safe developing his property
• “The rule is well known and universally respected that a court lacking jurisdiction of any matter may do nothing other than enter an order of dismissal.” (citing 21 C.J.S. Courts § 118 (1940))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).