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J & B DEV. CO. v. KING COUNTY

No. 9413-1-I.

29 Wn. App. 942 (1981)

631 P.2d 1002

J & B DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. KING COUNTY, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

July 27, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Short & Cressman, Douglas R. Hartwich, and Brian E. Lawler, for appellant.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Robert Johns and Susan Agid, Deputies, for respondent.

CALLOW, J.

J & B Development Company appeals from a decision of the Superior Court that King County is not liable for damages sustained by J & B when they were ordered to stop construction of a single family house which purportedly violated the zoning code. We hold that King County may be subject to liability for negligently administering the zoning and building codes.

J & B is engaged in the business of acquiring vacant residential property and...

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