Riss v. Angel

How courts have described this case

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

• rejecting the argument that free use of land is the paramount consideration in construing restrictive covenants
• rejecting the argument that free use of land is the paramount consideration in construing restrictive covenants
• no cause of action against directors absent a showing of fraud, dishonesty, or incompetence
• ratification of acts is given effect as if originally authorized

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Cited by

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

• Hollis v. Garwall, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1999-04-15· cited 237×
• Riss v. Angel
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-04-10· cited 165×
• Durland v. San Juan County
  Washington Supreme Court· 2014-12-11· cited 134×
• Wright v. DAVE JOHNSON INS. INC.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2012-04-24· cited 93×
• Wilkinson v. Chiwawa Communities Ass'n
  Washington Supreme Court· 2014-04-17· cited 92×
• Green v. Normandy Park Riviera Section Community Club, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2007-02-05· cited 79×
• Green v. Normandy Park
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2007-02-05· cited 78×
• Viking Properties, Inc. v. Holm
  Washington Supreme Court· 2005-08-18· cited 59×
• Deep Water Brewing v. Fairway Resources Ltd.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2009-09-10· cited 54×
• Simon v. Amir (In Re Amir)
  Sixth Circuit· 2010-08-05· cited 53×
• Deep Water Brewing, LLC v. Fairway Resources Ltd.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2009-09-10· cited 52×
• Powell v. Washburn
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2006-01-05· cited 47×
• Dolan-King v. Rancho Santa Fe Assn.
  California Court of Appeal· 2000-06-23· cited 47×
• SCOCCOLO CONST. v. City of Renton
  Washington Supreme Court· 2006-10-26· cited 44×
• Niccum v. Enquist
  Washington Supreme Court· 2012-09-20· cited 44×
• Collins v. Clark County Fire District No. 5
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2010-03-11· cited 42×
• JDFJ CORP. v. International Raceway, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1999-01-25· cited 41×
• Scoccolo Construction, Inc. v. City of Renton
  Washington Supreme Court· 2006-10-26· cited 41×
• Guillen v. Contreras
  Washington Supreme Court· 2010-09-09· cited 38×
• Meresse v. Stelma
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2000-05-19· cited 37×

Cites

58 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mt. Park Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Tydings
  Washington Supreme Court· 1994-11-22· cited 302×
• Schmidt v. Cornerstone Investments, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1990-08-23· cited 173×
• Mains Farm Homeowners Ass'n v. Worthington
  Washington Supreme Court· 1993-07-15· cited 159×
• Hamilton v. Department of Labor & Industries
  Washington Supreme Court· 1988-09-22· cited 94×
• Davis v. Huey
  Texas Supreme Court· 1981-07-22· cited 92×
• Dutcher v. Owens
  Texas Supreme Court· 1983-03-23· cited 88×
• Hannula v. Hacienda Homes, Inc.
  California Supreme Court· 1949-11-15· cited 83×
• Marassi v. Lau
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1993-07-06· cited 81×
• A.B.F. Freight System Inc. v. Austrian Import Service, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 1990-10-03· cited 70×
• Burton v. Douglas County
  Washington Supreme Court· 1965-02-11· cited 56×
• Shafer v. Board of Trustees
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1994-11-28· cited 55×
• Lakes at Mercer Island Homeowners Ass'n v. Witrak
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-05-06· cited 49×
• Rhue v. Cheyenne Homes, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1969-01-20· cited 41×
• Seabreak Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Gresser
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1986-08-22· cited 41×
• Kirkley v. Seipelt
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1981-10-01· cited 41×
• National Bank of Commerce v. Thomsen
  Washington Supreme Court· 1972-03-30· cited 40×
• Palmetto Dunes Resort v. Brown
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1985-10-03· cited 40×
• Nursing Home Building Corp. v. DeHart
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1975-05-12· cited 33×
• Shinn v. Thrust IV, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1990-02-12· cited 33×
• Metzner v. Wojdyla
  Washington Supreme Court· 1994-12-15· cited 31×

Other cases named Riss v. Angel

3 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Riss v. Angel
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-04-10· cited 165×
• Riss v. Angel
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1996-02-13· cited 20×
• Riss v. Angel
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1996-01-08· cited 20×