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definition rule in Washington

29 Washington opinions name it 2 courts 1915–2023 6 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Washington courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Arbitration Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. v. Lake Washington Shipyardsgreen
wash · 1939 · cited in 1 Washington opinions naming this issue, 1980–1980
2 sentences

1980See, e.g., Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. v. Lake Wash. Shipyards, 1 Wn.2d 401 , 96 P.2d 257 (1939); *62 Olympian Stone Co. v. MacDonald Constr.

1980See, e.g., Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. v. Lake Wash. Shipyards, 1 Wn.2d 401 , 96 P.2d 257 (1939); *62 Olympian Stone Co. v. MacDonald Constr.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Washington. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (26)

CaseCitedYears
Hillis v. Department of Ecology green
wash · 1997
2 sentences

2003E.g., Hillis v. Dep’t of Ecology, 131 Wn.2d 373, 397-400 , 932 P.2d 139 (1997) (agency’s policies and procedures regarding which water applications would be given priority, use of a watershed assessment process for purposes of making decisions on applications, and ranking of watersheds for assessments had to be adopted through rule making); Failor’s Pharmacy v. Dep’t of Soc. & Health Servs., 125 Wn.2d 488, 494-96 , 886 P.2d 147 (1994) (agency changes to rate schedules for Medicaid reimbursement constituted reimbursement methodology that had to be adopted through rule making); Simpson Tacoma Kr

2003E.g., Hillis v. Dep't of Ecology, 131 Wash.2d 373, 397-400 , 932 *614 P.2d 139 (1997) (agency's policies and procedures regarding which water applications would be given priority, use of a watershed assessment process for purposes of making decisions on applications, and ranking of watersheds for assessments had to be adopted through rule-making); Failor's Pharmacy v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 125 Wash.2d 488, 494-96 , 886 P.2d 147 (1994) (agency changes to rate schedules for Medicaid reimbursement constituted reimbursement methodology that had to be adopted through rule-making); Simpson

62000–2003
Simpson Tacoma Kraft Co. v. Department of Ecology green
· 1992
2 sentences

2023Pulp, 200 Wn.2d at 672. “[W]here the challenge is to a policy applicable to all participants in a program, not its implementation under a single contract or assessment of individual benefits, the action is of general applicability within 30 No. 39494-8-III City of Tacoma v. Dep’t of Ecology the definition of a rule.” Failor’s Pharm., 125 Wn.2d at 495 (citing Simpson, 119 Wn.2d at 648 ).

2003E.g., Hillis v. Dep’t of Ecology, 131 Wn.2d 373, 397-400 , 932 P.2d 139 (1997) (agency’s policies and procedures regarding which water applications would be given priority, use of a watershed assessment process for purposes of making decisions on applications, and ranking of watersheds for assessments had to be adopted through rule making); Failor’s Pharmacy v. Dep’t of Soc. & Health Servs., 125 Wn.2d 488, 494-96 , 886 P.2d 147 (1994) (agency changes to rate schedules for Medicaid reimbursement constituted reimbursement methodology that had to be adopted through rule making); Simpson Tacoma Kr

41994–2023
Failor's Pharmacy v. Department of Social & Health Services green
wash · 1994
2 sentences

2023Pulp, 200 Wn.2d at 672. “[W]here the challenge is to a policy applicable to all participants in a program, not its implementation under a single contract or assessment of individual benefits, the action is of general applicability within 30 No. 39494-8-III City of Tacoma v. Dep’t of Ecology the definition of a rule.” Failor’s Pharm., 125 Wn.2d at 495 (citing Simpson, 119 Wn.2d at 648 ).

2020Failor’s Pharmacy v. Department of Social & Health Services, 125 Wn.2d 488, 493 , 886 P.2d 147 (1994).

42003–2023
Hillis v. State, Dept. of Ecology green
wash · 1997
2 sentences

2003E.g., Hillis v. Dep’t of Ecology, 131 Wn.2d 373, 397-400 , 932 P.2d 139 (1997) (agency’s policies and procedures regarding which water applications would be given priority, use of a watershed assessment process for purposes of making decisions on applications, and ranking of watersheds for assessments had to be adopted through rule making); Failor’s Pharmacy v. Dep’t of Soc. & Health Servs., 125 Wn.2d 488, 494-96 , 886 P.2d 147 (1994) (agency changes to rate schedules for Medicaid reimbursement constituted reimbursement methodology that had to be adopted through rule making); Simpson Tacoma Kr

2000Hillis, 131 Wash.2d at 398 , 932 P.2d 139 .

32000–2003
State v. Straka green
wash · 1991
2 sentences

1997State v. Straka, 116 Wn.2d 859, 868 , 810 P.2d 888 (1991).

1997State v. Straka, 116 Wn.2d 859, 868 , 810 P.2d 888 (1991).

31994–1997
State v. Smith green
wash · 2007
2 sentences

2021Smith, 159 Wn.2d at 786-787 .

2021Smith, 159 Wn.2d at 786-787 .

22021–2021
Johnson v. Zerbst green
scotus · 1938
2 sentences

2010Rodriguez, 65 Wash.App. at 417 , 828 P.2d 636 . ¶ 11 Valladares and Rodriguez reinforce the definition of waiver as "`an intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known *834 right or privilege.'" State v. Riley, 19 Wash. App. 289, 294 , 576 P.2d 1311 (1978) (quoting Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 464 , 58 S.Ct. 1019 , 82 L.Ed. 1461 (1938)).

2010Rodriguez, 65 Wash.App. at 417 , 828 P.2d 636 . ¶ 11 Valladares and Rodriguez reinforce the definition of waiver as "`an intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known *834 right or privilege.'" State v. Riley, 19 Wash. App. 289, 294 , 576 P.2d 1311 (1978) (quoting Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 464 , 58 S.Ct. 1019 , 82 L.Ed. 1461 (1938)).

21965–2010
State v. Foster green
wash · 1979
2 sentences

1997Foster, 91 Wash.2d at 481 , 589 P.2d 789 .

1997Foster, 91 Wn.2d at 481 .

21997–1997
Postema v. Pollution Control Hearings Bd. green
wash · 2000
2 sentences

2021“If agency action falls within the APA’s definition of a rule, the agency must engage in rule-making.” Postema v. Pollution Control Hr’g Bd., 142 Wn.2d 68, 96 , 11 P.3 726 (2000).

2021“In relevant part, ‘rule’ means ‘any agency order, directive, or regulation of general applicability . . . which establishes, alters, or revokes any qualification or requirement relating to the enjoyment of benefits or privileges conferred by law.” Id. (quoting former RCW 34.05.010(15) (2000), recodified as RCW 34.05.010(16) (LAWS OF 2011, ch. 336, § 762)).

12021–2021
Postema v. Pollution Control Hearings Board green
wash · 2000
1 sentence

2021“If agency action falls within the APA’s definition of a rule, the agency must engage in rule-making.” Postema v. Pollution Control Hr’g Bd., 142 Wn.2d 68, 96 , 11 P.3 726 (2000).

12021–2021
Panag v. Farmers Insurance green
wash · 2009
1 sentence

2021Panag, 166 Wn.2d at 52 .

12021–2021
Folger Adam Security, Inc. v. Dematteis/Macgregor, Jv green
ca3 · 2000
2 sentences

2021Although the notice of auction in that case provided that the sale was to be free and clear of all claims, the circuit court reasoned that the Bankruptcy Code’s definition of claim “requires an enforceable obligation of the debtor to pay the claimant.” Folger Adam Sec., Inc., 209 F.3d at 260 .

2021Conversely, “a defense seeks to diminish a claim or to defeat recovery rather than to share in it.” Folger Adam Sec., Inc., 209 F.3d at 260 (citing BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY 419 (6th ed. 1990)).

12021–2021
State v. Stubbs green
wash · 2010
1 sentence

2013CP at 373. 4 No. 86853-1 In State v. Stubbs, 170 Wn.2d 117 , 240 P.3d 143 (2010), we reviewed an exceptional sentence imposed for a first degree assault conviction analyzing the same aggravating fact determination by the jury here, i.e., that the injuries inflicted substantially exceeded those necessary to satisfy the elements of the offense.

12013–2013
State v. Stubbs green
wash · 2010
1 sentence

2013CP at 373. 4 No. 86853-1 In State v. Stubbs, 170 Wn.2d 117 , 240 P.3d 143 (2010), we reviewed an exceptional sentence imposed for a first degree assault conviction analyzing the same aggravating fact determination by the jury here, i.e., that the injuries inflicted substantially exceeded those necessary to satisfy the elements of the offense.

12013–2013
State v. Rodriguez green
washctapp · 1992
2 sentences

2010Rodriguez, 65 Wash.App. at 417 , 828 P.2d 636 . ¶ 11 Valladares and Rodriguez reinforce the definition of waiver as "`an intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known *834 right or privilege.'" State v. Riley, 19 Wash. App. 289, 294 , 576 P.2d 1311 (1978) (quoting Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 464 , 58 S.Ct. 1019 , 82 L.Ed. 1461 (1938)).

2010Rodriguez, 65 Wash.App. at 417 , 828 P.2d 636 . ¶ 11 Valladares and Rodriguez reinforce the definition of waiver as "`an intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known *834 right or privilege.'" State v. Riley, 19 Wash. App. 289, 294 , 576 P.2d 1311 (1978) (quoting Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 464 , 58 S.Ct. 1019 , 82 L.Ed. 1461 (1938)).

12010–2010
State v. Riley green
washctapp · 1978
2 sentences

2010Rodriguez, 65 Wash.App. at 417 , 828 P.2d 636 . ¶ 11 Valladares and Rodriguez reinforce the definition of waiver as "`an intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known *834 right or privilege.'" State v. Riley, 19 Wash. App. 289, 294 , 576 P.2d 1311 (1978) (quoting Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 464 , 58 S.Ct. 1019 , 82 L.Ed. 1461 (1938)).

2010Rodriguez, 65 Wash.App. at 417 , 828 P.2d 636 . ¶ 11 Valladares and Rodriguez reinforce the definition of waiver as "`an intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known *834 right or privilege.'" State v. Riley, 19 Wash. App. 289, 294 , 576 P.2d 1311 (1978) (quoting Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 464 , 58 S.Ct. 1019 , 82 L.Ed. 1461 (1938)).

12010–2010
In re the Personal Restraint of Hinton green
wash · 2004
1 sentence

2007Hinton, 152 Wash.2d at 859 , 100 P.3d 801 . [6] RCW 9A.36.021(1)(a) currently defines second degree assault when a defendant "[i]ntentionally assaults another and thereby recklessly inflicts substantial bodily harm," which is identical to the definition in the instruction given in this case.

12007–2007
In Re Hinton green
wash · 2004
1 sentence

2007Hinton, 152 Wash.2d at 859 , 100 P.3d 801 . [6] RCW 9A.36.021(1)(a) currently defines second degree assault when a defendant "[i]ntentionally assaults another and thereby recklessly inflicts substantial bodily harm," which is identical to the definition in the instruction given in this case.

12007–2007
State v. Roberts neutral
orctapp · 1980
1 sentence

2003E.g., Hillis v. Dep't of Ecology, 131 Wash.2d 373, 397-400 , 932 *614 P.2d 139 (1997) (agency's policies and procedures regarding which water applications would be given priority, use of a watershed assessment process for purposes of making decisions on applications, and ranking of watersheds for assessments had to be adopted through rule-making); Failor's Pharmacy v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 125 Wash.2d 488, 494-96 , 886 P.2d 147 (1994) (agency changes to rate schedules for Medicaid reimbursement constituted reimbursement methodology that had to be adopted through rule-making); Simpson

12003–2003
Heidelbach v. Campbell green
wash · 1917
2 sentences

1989Savidge, Inc., supra, in quoting the definition of presumption as defined in Heidelbach v. Campbell, 95 Wash. 661, 668 , 164 P. 247 (1917): A presumption is an inference, affirmative or disaffirmative, of the truth of a proposition of fact which is drawn by a process of reasoning from some one or more matters of known fact.

1989Savidge, Inc., supra, in quoting the definition of presumption as defined in Heidelbach v. Campbell, 95 Wash. 661, 668 , 164 P. 247 (1917): A presumption is an inference, affirmative or disaffirmative, of the truth of a proposition of fact which is drawn by a process of reasoning from some one or more matters of known fact.

11989–1989
State v. Thompson green
wash · 1951
2 sentences

1982In Sellen we quoted the definition of the rule found in State v. Thompson, 38 Wn.2d 774, 777 , 232 P.2d 87 (1951): [G]eneral terms appearing in a statute in connection with precise, specific terms, shall be accorded meaning and effect only to the extent that the general terms suggest items or things similar to those designated by the precise or specific terms.

1982In Sellen we quoted the definition of the rule found in State v. Thompson, 38 Wn.2d 774, 777 , 232 P.2d 87 (1951): [G]eneral terms appearing in a statute in connection with precise, specific terms, shall be accorded meaning and effect only to the extent that the general terms suggest items or things similar to those designated by the precise or specific terms.

11982–1982
State v. Hite green
washctapp · 1970
1 sentence

1981State v. Hite, 3 Wn.

11981–1981
Miller v. Treat green
wash · 1960
1 sentence

1962This court adhered to that definition in interpreting the present statute in Miller v. Treat, 57 Wn. (2d) 524, 358 P. (2d) 143 (1960). [2] The trial court included this definition in instruction No. 11, but preceded it by the sentence to which appellant excepted, reading: "The term `gross negligence' as applied to this case means an utter disregard in the operation of a motor vehicle by the host driver for the safety of a guest passenger." The effect of the quoted sentence was to inject an additional and entirely different criterion by which the jury was to measure the host's duty to his guest

11962–1962
Averbuch v. Averbuch neutral
wash · 1914
2 sentences

1951In Averbuch v. Averbuch, 80 Wash. 257 , 141 Pac. 701 , we approved the following definition of the doctrine of condonation: “Condonation is forgiveness -with an implied condition that the injury shall not be repeated, and on breach of this condition the right to a remedy for former injuries revives (Greenleaf, Evidence, 14th ed., §53).” (p. 259) Whether the words, acts, or course of conduct of the parties in a particular case constitute condonation is a question of fact.

1951In Averbuch v. Averbuch, 80 Wash. 257 , 141 Pac. 701 , we approved the following definition of the doctrine of condonation: “Condonation is forgiveness -with an implied condition that the injury shall not be repeated, and on breach of this condition the right to a remedy for former injuries revives (Greenleaf, Evidence, 14th ed., §53).” (p. 259) Whether the words, acts, or course of conduct of the parties in a particular case constitute condonation is a question of fact.

11951–1951
State v. Kennedy green
mo · 1900
2 sentences

1915People v. Yund, supra; State v. Kennedy, 154 Mo. 268 , 55 S. W. 293 ; State v. Stewart, 52 Wash. 61 , 100 Pac. 153 ; 2 Thompson, Trials (2d ed.), § 2341.

1915People v. Yund, supra; State v. Kennedy, 154 Mo. 268 , 55 S. W. 293 ; State v. Stewart, 52 Wash. 61 , 100 Pac. 153 ; 2 Thompson, Trials (2d ed.), § 2341.

11915–1915
State v. Stewart green
wash · 1909
2 sentences

1915People v. Yund, supra; State v. Kennedy, 154 Mo. 268 , 55 S. W. 293 ; State v. Stewart, 52 Wash. 61 , 100 Pac. 153 ; 2 Thompson, Trials (2d ed.), § 2341.

1915People v. Yund, supra; State v. Kennedy, 154 Mo. 268 , 55 S. W. 293 ; State v. Stewart, 52 Wash. 61 , 100 Pac. 153 ; 2 Thompson, Trials (2d ed.), § 2341.

11915–1915

Statutes the citing opinions construe

WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 34.05.010 (11) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 34.05.570 (11) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 34.05.562 (5) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 90.03.010 (5) USC § 42u.s.c.1983 (4) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 34.05.320 (4) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 34.05.574 (4) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 90.03.290 (4) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 90.03.340 (4) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 90.44.040 (4) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 90.44.050 (4) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 90.44.060 (4)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

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