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insuperable bar in Washington

14 Washington opinions name it 2 courts 2006–2026 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 (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Contreras v. Crown Zellerbach Corp.green
wash · 1977 · cited in 6 Washington opinions naming this issue, 2006–2019
2 sentences

2019Contreras v. Crown Zellerbach Corp., 88 Wn.2d 735, 742 , 565 P.2d 1173 (1977).

2019Contreras v. Crown Zellerbach Corp., 88 Wn.2d 735, 742 , 565 P.2d 1173 (1977).

26

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 (8)

CaseCitedYears
Jeffrey K. Markoff v. Puget Sound Energy, Inc. neutral
washctapp · 2019
2 sentences

2026App. 2d 833 , 839, 447 P.3d 577 (2019).

2021App. 2d 833, 839, 447 P.3d 577 (2019), review denied, 195 Wn.2d 1013 , 460 P.3d 183 (2020).

22021–2026
San Juan County v. No New Gas Tax green
wash · 2007
2 sentences

2019Given this high standard, CR 12(b)(6) motions should be granted '"sparingly and with care'" where "plaintiffs allegations show on the face ofthe complaint an insuperable bar to relief." No New Gas Tax, 160 Wn.2d at 164 (quoting Tenore v. AT&T Wireless Servs., 136 Wn.2d 322, 330 , 962 P.2d 104 (1998)).

2013No New Gas Tax, 160 Wn.2d at 164 .

22013–2019
Cutler v. Phillips Petroleum Co. green
wash · 1994
2 sentences

2007Id.

2007Id.

22007–2007
Roberson v. Perez green
wash · 2005
1 sentence

2026“In its most common form, the law of the case doctrine stands for the proposition that once there is an appellate holding enunciating a principle of law, that holding will be followed in subsequent stages of the same litigation.” Roberson v. Perez, 156 Wn.2d 33, 41 , 123 P.3d 844 (2005).

12026–2026
Roberson v. Perez green
wash · 2005
1 sentence

2026“In its most common form, the law of the case doctrine stands for the proposition that once there is an appellate holding enunciating a principle of law, that holding will be followed in subsequent stages of the same litigation.” Roberson v. Perez, 156 Wn.2d 33, 41 , 123 P.3d 844 (2005).

12026–2026
Alexander v. Sanford green
washctapp · 2014
2 sentences

2025A CR 12(b)(6) motion “questions only the legal sufficiency of the allegations in a pleading, asking whether there is an insuperable bar to relief.” Alexander v. Sanford, 181 Wn.

2025App. 135, 142 , 325 P.3d 341 (2014).

12025–2025
Tenore v. AT & T WIRELESS SERVICES green
wash · 1998
1 sentence

2019Given this high standard, CR 12(b)(6) motions should be granted '"sparingly and with care'" where "plaintiffs allegations show on the face ofthe complaint an insuperable bar to relief." No New Gas Tax, 160 Wn.2d at 164 (quoting Tenore v. AT&T Wireless Servs., 136 Wn.2d 322, 330 , 962 P.2d 104 (1998)).

12019–2019
Tenore v. AT&T Wireless Services green
wash · 1998
1 sentence

2019Given this high standard, CR 12(b)(6) motions should be granted '"sparingly and with care'" where "plaintiffs allegations show on the face ofthe complaint an insuperable bar to relief." No New Gas Tax, 160 Wn.2d at 164 (quoting Tenore v. AT&T Wireless Servs., 136 Wn.2d 322, 330 , 962 P.2d 104 (1998)).

12019–2019

Statutes the citing opinions construe

WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 2.06.040 (3) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080 (3) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 4.84.185 (3)

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

OH 19 (1998–2024) WA 14 (2006–2026) NY 11 (1890–2017) IL 11 (1852–1993) NE 3 (2018–2019) CA 3 (1872–1979) MI 2 (1916–1990) MO 2 (1979–1989) PA 2 (1846–1924) AL 2 (1977–2011) OK 2 (2017–2017)

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.

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