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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 13 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 City of Seattle v. Williams.

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1 City of Seattle v. Williams Anchor
wash · 1984
green “statutory writs should be granted sparingly when used as a method of review of interlocutory decisions of courts of limited jurisdiction.” 4
2 Foster v. King County
washctapp · 1996
green “this is an extraordinary remedy reserved for extraordinary situations.” 3
3 Jacobsen v. State
wash · 1977
green “summary judgment is a procedural device designed to avoid the time and expense of a trial when no trial is necessary.” 3
4 Commanda v. Cary
wash · 2001
green “since the ralj provides a 'speedy and adequate remedy at law' in most instances, we conclude that statutory writs should be granted sparingly when used as a method of review of interlocutory decisions of courts of limited jurisdiction.” 3

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