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Requirement Of Properly Filed Complaint In Municipal Traffic Court, Anon
Requirement Of Properly Filed Complaint In Municipal Traffic Court, Anon
Washington Law Review
Defendant was tried and convicted in a town municipal court on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in violation of a local ordinance. In the course of a trial de novo on appeal to superior court, the trial judge noted that there was no complaint in the case file. The town's counsel argued successfully that the arrest slip which had been entered into evidence served as the complaint under the new Traffic Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction. Again convicted, defendant appealed, contending his conviction was defective for want of compliance with certain provisions of …
Quasi-Contractual Recovery When Municipal Contract Ultra Vies, Anon
Quasi-Contractual Recovery When Municipal Contract Ultra Vies, Anon
Washington Law Review
While plaintiff's shopping center was under construction, defendant second-class municipality prepared for installation of a stop light to aid traffic going to and from the center. A contractor was hired and the design was approved, but funds were not budgeted for the project. With the shopping center nearing completion, it was agreed that plaintiff would pay the cost of installation and defendant city would reimburse him out of the following year's budget. The city, without calling for bids on the contract, hired a contractor and plaintiff paid the cost of the traffic signal and its installation. In plaintiff's suit on …
Constitutionality Of Civil Inspection Without Warrant Or Probable Cause, Anon
Constitutionality Of Civil Inspection Without Warrant Or Probable Cause, Anon
Washington Law Review
The Seattle Municipal Code requires intermittent inspections by the fire chief of nonresidential buildings for the purpose of discovering and correcting fire hazards. Pursuant to the Code, an inspector, without a search warrant and without cause to believe that a fire hazard existed, sought entry into defendant's locked warehouse. Upon his refusal to allow entrance, defendant was tried and convicted for failing to submit to a fire inspection. On appeal, the conviction was affirmed. Held: The fourth amendment's prohibition of unreasonable search and seizure is not violated by a conviction for refusal to permit entrance into a commercial building for …