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TORRANCE v. KING COUNTY

No. 66088-3.

966 P.2d 891 (1998)

136 Wash.2d 783

John R. TORRANCE and William Torrance, individually and as Trustee of the William S. Torrance Living Trust, Respondents, v. KING COUNTY, a subdivision of the State of Washington, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided November 12, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, H. Kevin Wright, Darren E. Carnell, Deputy's, Seattle, for Appellant.

Bogle & Gates, Elaine L. Spencer, Ronald T. Schaps, Seattle, for Respondents.

JOHNSON, J.

We are asked to determine whether a superior court can issue a constitutional writ of certiorari when a county makes a decision not to redesignate property from agricultural to commercial or industrial and the landowner does not exhaust all appeals. In this case, we conclude the superior court cannot, and reverse the decision of the lower court.

The controversy surrounds 25 acres of property zoned agricultural...

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