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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 22 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Lake v. Woodcreek Homeowners Ass'n.

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1 Lake v. Woodcreek Homeowners Ass'n Anchor
wash · 2010
green “plain meaning 'is to be discerned from the ordinary meaning of the language at issue, the context of the statute in which that provision is found, related provisions, and the statutory scheme as a whole.” 10
2 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF EVERETT v. Terry
wash · 1990
green “the unlawful detainer statute is in derogation of the common law, and must therefore be strictly construed in favor of the tenant.” 3
3 City of Spokane v. J-R Distributors, Inc.
wash · 1978
green “an ex parte order was within the superior court's inherent authority” 3
4 State v. Werner
wash · 1996
green “superior courts and district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in cases in equity.” 3
5 Faciszewski v. Brown
wash · 2016
green “stay the execution of the writ pending final judgment” 3

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