State v. Wright

How courts have described this case

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

• “In ascertaining legislative purpose, statutes which stand in pari materia are to be read together as constituting a unified whole, to the end that a harmonious, total statutory scheme evolves which maintains the integrity of the respective statutes.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Preserve Our Islands v. Shorelines Hearings Bd.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2006-06-19· cited 514×
• Waste Management of Seattle, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation Commission
  Washington Supreme Court· 1994-03-17· cited 325×
• State v. Wanrow
  Washington Supreme Court· 1977-01-07· cited 308×
• Carlton v. Black
  Washington Supreme Court· 2004-12-09· cited 117×
• In Re Estate of Black
  Washington Supreme Court· 2004-12-09· cited 114×
• State v. Chapman
  Washington Supreme Court· 2000-04-27· cited 112×
• State v. Williams
  Washington Supreme Court· 1980-10-09· cited 101×
• State v. Frampton
  Washington Supreme Court· 1981-04-16· cited 97×
• Philippides v. Bernard
  Washington Supreme Court· 2004-04-22· cited 90×
• Philippides v. Bernard
  Washington Supreme Court· 2004-05-04· cited 86×
• State v. Hirschfelder
  Washington Supreme Court· 2010-11-18· cited 78×
• In Re Yim
  Washington Supreme Court· 1999-12-02· cited 73×
• Hallauer v. Spectrum Properties, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-02-22· cited 62×
• In Re Estate of Kerr
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-01-22· cited 56×
• State v. O'NEILL
  Washington Supreme Court· 1985-05-30· cited 55×
• Bennett v. Ruegg
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-01-22· cited 55×
• Hafling v. Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1978-10-06· cited 44×
• Wagg v. Estate of Dunham
  Washington Supreme Court· 2002-03-28· cited 42×
• Washington State Legislature v. Lowry
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-02-27· cited 41×
• State v. Turpin
  Washington Supreme Court· 1980-12-11· cited 38×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Tsutakawa v. Kumamoto
  Washington Supreme Court· 1909-05-20· cited 39×
• Hall v. Corp. of Catholic Archbishop
  Washington Supreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 32×
• Champion v. Shoreline School District No. 412
  Washington Supreme Court· 1972-12-14· cited 31×
• Beach v. Board of Adjustment
  Washington Supreme Court· 1968-03-14· cited 31×
• In re Ferguson
  Washington Supreme Court· 1914-06-20· cited 15×
• In re Webb
  New York Supreme Court· 1862-10-15· cited 15×
• Connick v. City of Chehalis
  Washington Supreme Court· 1958-12-18· cited 12×
• Tatum v. Marsh Mines Consolidated
  Washington Supreme Court· 1919-10-01· cited 8×