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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 15 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 Anderson v. City of Seattle.

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1 Anderson v. City of Seattle Anchor
wash · 1970
green “it is neither the function nor the prerogative of courts to modify legislative enactments.” 7
2 Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n v. Board of Commissioners for Yakima County
wash · 1979
green “show conclusively that the classification is contrary to the legislation's purposes.” 4
3 Tait v. Wahl
washctapp · 1999
green “courts of this state have long and repeatedly held, causes of action for wrongful death are strictly a matter of legislative grace and are not recognized in the common law.” 4

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