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· 2/26/1970

In Re Stranger Creek

Citations

  • 466 P.2d 508
  • 77 Wash. 2d 649

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that adherence to past decisions promotes clarity and stability in the law
  • requiring \a clear showing that an established rule is incorrect and harmful before it is abandoned\
  • requiring “a clear showing that an established rule is incorrect and harmful before it is abandoned”
  • referring to federally granted lands as “public trust lands” dedicated to support enumerated state institution beneficiaries in the Enabling Act
  • stare decisis \requires a clear showing that an established rule is incorrect and harmful before it is abandoned\
  • precedent will not be overturned absent a showing that it is both incorrect and harmful

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Judges: Neill

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