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· 8/27/1976

Norway Hill Preservation & Protection Ass'n v. King County Council

Citations

  • 552 P.2d 674
  • 87 Wash. 2d 267

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that the “clearly erroneous” standard of review is appropriate in this context
  • recognizing that the \clearly erroneous\ standard of review is appropriate in this context
  • modifying Narrowsview Preservation Ass'n v. Tacoma, 84 Wn.2d 416, 526 P.2d 897 (1974)
  • under clearly erroneous standard the court may reverse if review of the whole record leaves it with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made
  • negative threshold declaration was \clearly erroneous\ as to 52-acre heavily wooded and unpopulated area transformed into a residential suburban neighborhood
  • standard of review of “negative threshold determinations” governed by “clearly erroneous” test

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Judges: Hunter

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