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election rule in Washington

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.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
State v. Camarillogreen
wash · 1990 · cited in 2 Washington opinions naming this issue, 2007–2007
2 sentences

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.

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.

12
Estate of Mellinger v. Commissionergreen
tax · 1999 · cited in 1 Washington opinions naming this issue, 2012–2012
1 sentence

2012In 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

11
Comm'rgreen
· L. · cited in 1 Washington opinions naming this issue, 2012–2012
1 sentence

2012In 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

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Lester v. Percygreen
wash · 1961 · cited in 1 Washington opinions naming this issue, 1961–1961
1 sentence

1961See Lester v. Percy, ante p. 501, 364 P. (2d) 423 (1961).

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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 (25)

CaseCitedYears
State v. Kitchen green
wash · 2004
2 sentences

2025Id.

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).

22021–2025
State v. Petrich red
wash · 1984
2 sentences

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).

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).

22015–2021
United States v. Cecil Lovell Jackson green
ca9 · 1984
2 sentences

2004Labanowski, 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).

22004–2004
United States v. Andrew Tsanas green
ca2 · 1978
2 sentences

2004The 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.

22004–2004
Knehans v. Alexander green
scotus · 1978
2 sentences

2004The 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.

22004–2004
State v. Labanowski green
wash · 1991
2 sentences

2004Labanowski, 117 Wn.2d at 422 ; United States v. Jackson, 726 F.2d 1466 (9th Cir. 1984).

2004Labanowski, 117 Wn.2d at 420-21 .

22004–2004
Sun Ship, Inc. v. Pennsylvania green
scotus · 1980
2 sentences

1996Sun 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.

21996–1996
State v. Raleigh neutral
washctapp · 2010
1 sentence

2026App. 728, 736-37 , 238 P.3d 1211 (2010). 30 Blackburn clarified this election claim at oral argument.

12026–2026
State v. Coleman green
wash · 2007
1 sentence

2022“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 .

12022–2022
State v. Greathouse green
washctapp · 2002
1 sentence

2016App. 889, 916 , 56 P.3d 569 (2002), review denied, 149Wn.2d 1014(2003).

12016–2016
State v. Greathouse green
washctapp · 2002
1 sentence

2016The 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.

12016–2016
Tacoma Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Nadham neutral
wash · 1942
2 sentences

2015Loan 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 .

12015–2015
Estate of Morgens v. Commissioner green
ca9 · 2012
1 sentence

2012In 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

12012–2012
Fong Foo v. United States green
scotus · 1962
2 sentences

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.

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.

12004–2004
Tsanas v. United States green
scotus · 1978
1 sentence

2004The 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.

12004–2004
State v. Allman green
washctapp · 1978
2 sentences

1994It 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.

11994–1994
Grinder v. Bryans Road Building & Supply Co. green
md · 1981
1 sentence

1988This 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 .

11988–1988
Hyrkas v. Knight neutral
wash · 1964
1 sentence

1964Thus, 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

11964–1964
State Ex Rel. Foley v. SUP. CT. FOR KING CTY. green
wash · 1961
1 sentence

1964Foley 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.

11964–1964
Dill v. Zielke green
wash · 1946
1 sentence

1964Foley 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.

11964–1964
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. v. Reed neutral
wash · 1913
2 sentences

1953Stewart & 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).

11953–1953
Schotis v. North Coast Stevedoring Co. neutral
wash · 1931
2 sentences

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.

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.

11941–1941
Howard v. McNaught green
wash · 1894
2 sentences

1931Howard v. McNaught, 9 Wash. 355 , 37 Pac. 455 , 43 Am.

1931Howard v. McNaught, 9 Wash. 355 , 37 Pac. 455 , 43 Am.

11931–1931
Peth v. Martin neutral
wash · 1903
2 sentences

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.

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.

11917–1917
Carter v. Duggan neutral
mass · 1887
2 sentences

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.

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.

11896–1896

Where else courts name it

TN 164 (1906–2026) TX 134 (1875–2025) CA 49 (1898–2024) IL 31 (1895–2023) AL 29 (1888–2025) NC 26 (1898–2025) WA 23 (1896–2026) MD 20 (1904–2025) NY 17 (1889–2019) AZ 16 (1926–2023) HI 15 (1979–2023) GA 14 (1908–2025) MI 14 (1918–2019) OR 14 (1947–2017) FL 13 (1960–2018) IN 12 (1874–2025) NJ 11 (1935–2026) LA 11 (1925–2020) AR 10 (1875–2000) PA 10 (1875–2024) MO 10 (1925–2019) OK 9 (1920–2023) CO 9 (1983–2025) MA 8 (1913–2005) MS 8 (1962–2021) MN 8 (1912–2012) SC 7 (1941–2024) KS 7 (1911–2014) IA 6 (1915–2020) CT 6 (1899–2019) WI 5 (1910–1963) OH 5 (2002–2022) NE 5 (1900–1992) VT 4 (1937–2018) UT 3 (1912–2021) AK 3 (1998–2008) ME 2 (1917–2012) MT 2 (1928–2024) WY 2 (1954–2013) DE 2 (1941–2020) KY 2 (1891–1952)

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