RABON v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 64942-1.

957 P.2d 621 (1998)

135 Wash.2d 278

Wilton RABON, Petitioner, v. CITY OF SEATTLE, a municipal corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron Hugh Caplan, James W. Anable, Jr., Harlan R. Dorfman, Seattle, amicus curiae on Behalf of Edward Korolak and Animal Legal Defense Fund.

Mitzi Leibst, Eileen Weresch-Doornink, Seattle, for petitioner.

Kevin Kilpatrick, Mary F. Perry, Seattle, for respondent.


MADSEN, Justice.

Petitioner Wilton Rabon contends that the trial court erred by denying a preliminary injunction preventing destruction of his two dogs pursuant to Seattle animal control ordinances. He contends the local ordinances conflict with state statutes governing dogs and that the local ordinances are therefore constitutionally invalid. He also argues he was denied due process. The Court of Appeals upheld the trial court's decision. We conclude that state law...

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