· 10/23/1969
Petstel, Inc. v. County of King
Citations
- 459 P.2d 937
- 77 Wash. 2d 144
- 1969 Wash. LEXIS 573
- 1969 Trade Cas. (CCH) 72
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- upholding the constitutionality of a King County ordinance requiring employment agencies to be licensed and regulating fees charged by the agencies
- stating, “even though the activity in question be subject to police power regulation, the legislation must be substantially related to the evil sought to be cured”
- Local price fixing upheld because effect on business outside the county was only “incidental.”
- regulating maximum prices for services of an employment agency
- regulating maximum prices for services of an employment agency
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Neill
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