Washington Supreme Court· 5/24/1979
State v. Cann
Citations
- 595 P.2d 912
- 92 Wash. 2d 193
- 1979 Wash. LEXIS 1206
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The rule is that where general and special laws are concurrent, the special law applies to the subject matter contemplated by it to the exclusion of the general.”
- statutes must be given a reasonable construction to avoid absurd results
- statutes must be given a reasonable construction to avoid absurd results
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Judges: Rosellini, Wright, Brachtenbach, Horowitz, Dolliver, Utter, Hicks, Stafford
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45 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court· 1992-05-21· cited 272×
- State v. ElliottWashington Supreme Court· 1990-01-25· cited 175×
- State v. McGeeWashington Supreme Court· 1993-12-09· cited 93×
- State v. ShrinerWashington Supreme Court· 1984-05-17· cited 71×
- Bellevue Fire Fighters Local 1604 v. City of BellevueWashington Supreme Court· 1984-01-12· cited 63×
- State v. AlvarezCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1994-05-16· cited 54×
- State v. AndersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-12-31· cited 49×
- State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court· 1993-05-20· cited 47×
- State v. JessupCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1982-02-22· cited 46×
- State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1991-09-09· cited 33×
- State v. BowerCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1981-03-23· cited 28×
- In Re the Personal Restraint of TaylorWashington Supreme Court· 1985-12-26· cited 26×
- State v. PutnamCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1982-03-02· cited 21×
- State v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1996-06-03· cited 19×
- In re the Personal Restraint of BowmanCourt of Appeals of Washington· 2001-12-24· cited 19×
- In Re Restraint of BowmanCourt of Appeals of Washington· 2001-12-24· cited 18×
- State v. AlbarranWashington Supreme Court· 2016-11-10· cited 16×
- State v. ArambulCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1984-06-12· cited 14×
- State v. HuntleyCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1986-10-13· cited 13×
- State v. Grocery Mfrs. Ass'nWashington Supreme Court· 2020-04-16· cited 13×
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. ZornesWashington Supreme Court· 1970-05-14· cited 154×
- City of Seattle v. BuchananWashington Supreme Court· 1978-09-28· cited 60×
- State v. CarterWashington Supreme Court· 1977-11-03· cited 53×
- State v. ZuanichWashington Supreme Court· 1979-04-26· cited 38×
- State v. BeckerWashington Supreme Court· 1951-08-09· cited 36×
- State v. WallsWashington Supreme Court· 1972-12-07· cited 34×
- State v. EnsmingerWashington Supreme Court· 1970-01-08· cited 17×
- State v. DavisWashington Supreme Court· 1956-03-15· cited 14×
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