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7 Washington opinions name it 2 courts 1966–2025 1 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 |
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| No positive-treatment citations attached to this issue in Washington. | ||
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Washington. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Willapa Trading Co. v. Muscanto, Inc.
green
2 sentences2025A “party does not have an absolute right to a continuance, and the granting or denial of a motion for a continuance is reversible error only if the ruling was a manifest abuse of discretion.” Willapa Trading Co., 4 Inc. v. Muscanto, Inc., 45 Wn. App. 779, 785 , 727 P.2d 687 (1986) (emphasis added). 2025A “party does not have an absolute right to a continuance, and the granting or denial of a motion for a continuance is reversible error only if the ruling was a manifest abuse of discretion.” Willapa Trading Co., 4 Inc. v. Muscanto, Inc., 45 Wn. App. 779, 785 , 727 P.2d 687 (1986) (emphasis added). | 2 | 2019–2025 |
State v. Herzog
green
2 sentences2014State v. Herzog, 69 Wn. 2013State v. Herzoq, 69 Wn. | 2 | 2013–2014 |
Steven P. Kozol v. Washington State Dept. of Corrections
green
2 sentences2025“Discretion is abused when it is exercised on untenable grounds or for untenable reasons.” Kozol v. Dep’t of Corr., 192 Wn. App. 1, 6 , 366 P.3d 933 (2015). 2025“Discretion is abused when it is exercised on untenable grounds or for untenable reasons.” Kozol v. Dep’t of Corr., 192 Wn. App. 1, 6 , 366 P.3d 933 (2015). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
State v. Downing
green
2 sentences2019"In exercising discretion to grant or deny a continuance, trial courts may consider many factors, including surprise, diligence, redundancy, due process, 9 materiality, and maintenance of orderly procedure." State v. Downing, 151 Wn.2d 265, 273 , 87 P.3d 1169 (2004). 2019"In exercising discretion to grant or deny a continuance, trial courts may consider many factors, including surprise, diligence, redundancy, due process, 9 materiality, and maintenance of orderly procedure." State v. Downing, 151 Wn.2d 265, 273 , 87 P.3d 1169 (2004). | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Saunders v. Lloyd's of London
green
2 sentences2013The denial of a continuance is reversible error only upon a showing of both an abuse of 7 Saunders v. Lloyd's of London, 113 Wn.2d 330, 345 , 779 P.2d 249 (1989) (appellate court will decline to consider issues unsupported by cogent legal argument and citation to relevant authority). 2013The denial of a continuance is reversible error only upon a showing of both an abuse of 7 Saunders v. Lloyd's of London, 113 Wn.2d 330, 345 , 779 P.2d 249 (1989) (appellate court will decline to consider issues unsupported by cogent legal argument and citation to relevant authority). | 1 | 2013–2013 |
Cook v. Brateng
green
1 sentence2013App. 777, 794 , 262 P.3d 1228 (2010). 10 The denial of a continuance is reversible error only upon a showing of both an abuse of discretion and resulting prejudice. | 1 | 2013–2013 |
Martonik v. Durkan
green
1 sentence1986Martonik v. Durkan, 23 Wn. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Bennett v. Bennett
neutral
2 sentences1966Bennett v. Bennett, 63 Wn.2d 404 , 387 P.2d 517 (1963). 1966Bennett v. Bennett, 63 Wn.2d 404 , 387 P.2d 517 (1963). | 1 | 1966–1966 |
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.