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23 Washington opinions name it 2 courts 1896–2026 4 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Camarillogreen2 sentences2007State v. Camarillo, 115 Wn.2d 60, 63-64, 794 P.2d 850 (1990). ¶5 An election or instruction that all 12 jurors must agree that the same underlying act has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt assures a unanimous verdict on one criminal act. 2007State v. Camarillo, 115 Wn.2d 60, 63-64, 794 P.2d 850 (1990). ¶5 An election or instruction that all 12 jurors must agree that the same underlying act has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt assures a unanimous verdict on one criminal act. | 1 | 2 |
Estate of Mellinger v. Commissionergreen1 sentence2012In Estate of Mellinger v. Commissioner, 112 T.C. 26, 35 (1999), a case dealing with Congress’s basis for taxing QTIP to the estate of the surviving spouse, the tax court characterized its inclusion in the survivor’s estate as “the quid pro quo for allowing the marital deduction for the estate of the first spouse to die,” even though “QTIP property does not actually pass to or from the surviving spouse.” Estate of Morgens v. Commissioner, 133 T.C. 402, 412-14 (2009), aff’d, 678 F.3d 769 (9th Cir. 2012), also recognized that the QTIP regime employs a fiction but adopted Mellinger’s quid pro quo | 1 | 1 |
Comm'rgreen1 sentence2012In Estate of Mellinger v. Commissioner, 112 T.C. 26, 35 (1999), a case dealing with Congress’s basis for taxing QTIP to the estate of the surviving spouse, the tax court characterized its inclusion in the survivor’s estate as “the quid pro quo for allowing the marital deduction for the estate of the first spouse to die,” even though “QTIP property does not actually pass to or from the surviving spouse.” Estate of Morgens v. Commissioner, 133 T.C. 402, 412-14 (2009), aff’d, 678 F.3d 769 (9th Cir. 2012), also recognized that the QTIP regime employs a fiction but adopted Mellinger’s quid pro quo | 1 | 1 |
Lester v. Percygreen1 sentence1961See Lester v. Percy, ante p. 501, 364 P. (2d) 423 (1961). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Washington. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Kitchen
green
2 sentences2025Id. 2021State v. Petrich, 101 Wn.2d 566, 570 , 683 P.2d 173 (1984) (emphasis added), abrogated on other grounds by State v. Kitchen, 110 Wn.2d 403 , 756 P.2d 105 (1988). | 2 | 2021–2025 |
State v. Petrich
red
2 sentences2021State v. Petrich, 101 Wn.2d 566, 570 , 683 P.2d 173 (1984) (emphasis added), abrogated on other grounds by State v. Kitchen, 110 Wn.2d 403 , 756 P.2d 105 (1988). 2021State v. Petrich, 101 Wn.2d 566, 570 , 683 P.2d 173 (1984) (emphasis added), abrogated on other grounds by State v. Kitchen, 110 Wn.2d 403 , 756 P.2d 105 (1988). | 2 | 2015–2021 |
United States v. Cecil Lovell Jackson
green
2 sentences2004Labanowski, 117 Wash.2d at 422 , 816 P.2d 26 ; United States v. Jackson, 726 F.2d 1466 (9th Cir.1984). 2004Labanowski, 117 Wn.2d at 422 ; United States v. Jackson, 726 F.2d 1466 (9th Cir. 1984). | 2 | 2004–2004 |
United States v. Andrew Tsanas
green
2 sentences2004The Court explicitly rejected adoption of the election rule articulated in United States v. Tsanas, 572 F.2d 340 (2nd Cir.), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 995 , 98 S.Ct. 1647 , 56 L.Ed.2d 84 (1978), and used in the Ninth Circuit and other jurisdictions. 2004The court explicitly rejected adoption of the election rule articulated in United States v. Tsanas, 572 F.2d 340 (2d Cir.), cert, denied, 435 U.S. 995 (1978), and used in the Ninth Circuit and other jurisdictions. | 2 | 2004–2004 |
Knehans v. Alexander
green
2 sentences2004The Court explicitly rejected adoption of the election rule articulated in United States v. Tsanas, 572 F.2d 340 (2nd Cir.), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 995 , 98 S.Ct. 1647 , 56 L.Ed.2d 84 (1978), and used in the Ninth Circuit and other jurisdictions. 2004The court explicitly rejected adoption of the election rule articulated in United States v. Tsanas, 572 F.2d 340 (2d Cir.), cert, denied, 435 U.S. 995 (1978), and used in the Ninth Circuit and other jurisdictions. | 2 | 2004–2004 |
State v. Labanowski
green
2 sentences2004Labanowski, 117 Wn.2d at 422 ; United States v. Jackson, 726 F.2d 1466 (9th Cir. 1984). 2004Labanowski, 117 Wn.2d at 420-21 . | 2 | 2004–2004 |
Sun Ship, Inc. v. Pennsylvania
green
2 sentences1996Sun Ship, Inc. v. Pennsylvania, 447 U.S. 715, 719 , 100 S. Ct. 2432 , 65 L. 1996Sun Ship, Inc. v. Pennsylvania, 447 U.S. 715, 719 , 100 S. Ct. 2432 , 65 L. | 2 | 1996–1996 |
State v. Raleigh
neutral
1 sentence2026App. 728, 736-37 , 238 P.3d 1211 (2010). 30 Blackburn clarified this election claim at oral argument. | 1 | 2026–2026 |
State v. Coleman
green
1 sentence2022“An election or instruction that all 12 jurors must agree that the same underlying act has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt assures a unanimous verdict on one criminal act.” Coleman, 159 Wn.2d at 512 . | 1 | 2022–2022 |
State v. Greathouse
green
1 sentence2016App. 889, 916 , 56 P.3d 569 (2002), review denied, 149Wn.2d 1014(2003). | 1 | 2016–2016 |
State v. Greathouse
green
1 sentence2016The absence of either an election or instruction constitutes a constitutional error because it is possible that all of the jurors did not rely on the same criminal act when convicting the defendant, "resulting in a lack of unanimity on all elements necessary for a conviction." State v. Greathouse. 113 Wn. | 1 | 2016–2016 |
Tacoma Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Nadham
neutral
2 sentences2015Loan Ass’ n v. Nadham, 14 Wn.2d 576, 596-97 , 128 P.2d 982 (1942). 2015Initially, it disregards the election doctrine, discussed above, “ that one who takes under a will must conform to all its provisions, and if he accepts a benefit thereunder, he must renounce every right inconsistent therewith.” Nadham, 14 Wn.2d at 596-97 . | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Estate of Morgens v. Commissioner
green
1 sentence2012In Estate of Mellinger v. Commissioner, 112 T.C. 26, 35 (1999), a case dealing with Congress’s basis for taxing QTIP to the estate of the surviving spouse, the tax court characterized its inclusion in the survivor’s estate as “the quid pro quo for allowing the marital deduction for the estate of the first spouse to die,” even though “QTIP property does not actually pass to or from the surviving spouse.” Estate of Morgens v. Commissioner, 133 T.C. 402, 412-14 (2009), aff’d, 678 F.3d 769 (9th Cir. 2012), also recognized that the QTIP regime employs a fiction but adopted Mellinger’s quid pro quo | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Fong Foo v. United States
green
2 sentences2004Labanowski., 117 Wash.2d at 420-21 , 816 P.2d 26 . [7] The public interest in the finality of criminal judgments is so strong that an acquitted defendant may not be retried even though "the acquittal was based upon an egregiously erroneous foundation." Fong Foo v. U.S., 369 U.S. 141, 143 , 82 S.Ct. 671 , 7 L.Ed.2d 629 (1962). [8] Based on guilty pleas to murder, burglaries, and robbery entered after the first trial, the State added a second aggravating factor in the second trial. 2004Labanowski., 117 Wash.2d at 420-21 , 816 P.2d 26 . [7] The public interest in the finality of criminal judgments is so strong that an acquitted defendant may not be retried even though "the acquittal was based upon an egregiously erroneous foundation." Fong Foo v. U.S., 369 U.S. 141, 143 , 82 S.Ct. 671 , 7 L.Ed.2d 629 (1962). [8] Based on guilty pleas to murder, burglaries, and robbery entered after the first trial, the State added a second aggravating factor in the second trial. | 1 | 2004–2004 |
Tsanas v. United States
green
1 sentence2004The Court explicitly rejected adoption of the election rule articulated in United States v. Tsanas, 572 F.2d 340 (2nd Cir.), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 995 , 98 S.Ct. 1647 , 56 L.Ed.2d 84 (1978), and used in the Ninth Circuit and other jurisdictions. | 1 | 2004–2004 |
State v. Allman
green
2 sentences1994It had always been considered that "[s]uch an election is not a waiver of a jury trial.” State v. Allman, 19 Wn. 1994It had always been considered that "[s]uch an election is not a waiver of a jury trial." State v. Allman, 19 Wn. | 1 | 1994–1994 |
Grinder v. Bryans Road Building & Supply Co.
green
1 sentence1988This is not ordinarily a subject of pre-trial discovery and the choice involves the risk that the judgment opted for may prove to be uncollectible, while a solvent party may be discharged, because his liability is viewed as "alternative." Grinder, 290 Md. at 707 . | 1 | 1988–1988 |
Hyrkas v. Knight
neutral
1 sentence1964Thus, it has been stated: The Courts on numerous occasions have recognized that a seller’s retaking or repossessing under an express or implied contract provision, does not necessarily demand the conclusion that in so doing he has elected to rescind; and, the application of the election doctrine must be modified by the facts of the particular case.’ “Nevertheless, the mere reclaiming of possession seems generally regarded as an election to rescind; and it seems probable that it is in most cases a correct inference from the reclaiming of possession by the seller that he intends to terminate the | 1 | 1964–1964 |
State Ex Rel. Foley v. SUP. CT. FOR KING CTY.
green
1 sentence1964Foley v. Superior Court, 57 Wn. (2d) 571, 574, 358 P. (2d) 550 (1961), as follows: “ ‘. . . forfeitures are not favored in law and are never enforced in equity unless the right thereto is so clear as to permit no denial. . . . ’ ” See Dill v. Zielke, 26 Wn. (2d) 246, 173 P. (2d) 977 (1946), and cases cited. | 1 | 1964–1964 |
Dill v. Zielke
green
1 sentence1964Foley v. Superior Court, 57 Wn. (2d) 571, 574, 358 P. (2d) 550 (1961), as follows: “ ‘. . . forfeitures are not favored in law and are never enforced in equity unless the right thereto is so clear as to permit no denial. . . . ’ ” See Dill v. Zielke, 26 Wn. (2d) 246, 173 P. (2d) 977 (1946), and cases cited. | 1 | 1964–1964 |
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. v. Reed
neutral
2 sentences1953Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. v. Reed, 74 Wash. 401, 405 , 133 Pac. 577 (1913). 1953Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. v. Reed, 74 Wash. 401, 405 , 133 Pac. 577 (1913). | 1 | 1953–1953 |
Schotis v. North Coast Stevedoring Co.
neutral
2 sentences1941Jur. 133 , § 10, we find the following statement: “If in truth there is only one remedy, and not a choice between two or more, the doctrine of election does not apply, as where a party misconceives his remedy and the one on which he expected to rely was never available to him.” Our own case of Schotis v. North Coast Stevedoring Co., 163 Wash. 305 , 1 P. (2d) 221 , 78 A. L. 1941Jur. 133 , § 10, we find the following statement: “If in truth there is only one remedy, and not a choice between two or more, the doctrine of election does not apply, as where a party misconceives his remedy and the one on which he expected to rely was never available to him.” Our own case of Schotis v. North Coast Stevedoring Co., 163 Wash. 305 , 1 P. (2d) 221 , 78 A. L. | 1 | 1941–1941 |
Howard v. McNaught
green
2 sentences1931Howard v. McNaught, 9 Wash. 355 , 37 Pac. 455 , 43 Am. 1931Howard v. McNaught, 9 Wash. 355 , 37 Pac. 455 , 43 Am. | 1 | 1931–1931 |
Peth v. Martin
neutral
2 sentences1917In the case of Peth v. Martin, 31 Wash. 1, 71 Pac. 549 , we had under consideration a statute involving this same question, and held that the statute was mandatory, and that a notice of an election in violation of the terms of the statute rendered the election unauthorized. 1917In the case of Peth v. Martin, 31 Wash. 1, 71 Pac. 549 , we had under consideration a statute involving this same question, and held that the statute was mandatory, and that a notice of an election in violation of the terms of the statute rendered the election unauthorized. | 1 | 1917–1917 |
Carter v. Duggan
neutral
2 sentences1896The one most strongly bearing upon it is that of Carter v. Duggan, 144 Mass. 32 ( 10 N. E. 486 ), where a suit had been brought upon the bond before bringing an action against the sheriff, and which proceeding was sustained in that case, but the question of an election or waiver was not specifically raised or decided therein. 1896The one most strongly bearing upon it is that of Carter v. Duggan, 144 Mass. 32 ( 10 N. E. 486 ), where a suit had been brought upon the bond before bringing an action against the sheriff, and which proceeding was sustained in that case, but the question of an election or waiver was not specifically raised or decided therein. | 1 | 1896–1896 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.