BRANSON v. PORT OF SEATTLE

No. 50582-3-I.

63 P.3d 830 (2003)

115 Wash.App. 695

Douglas M. BRANSON, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated persons, Appellant, v. PORT OF SEATTLE, Respondent. and CMC Investments, Inc., d/b/a Dollar Rent A Car; Rainier Leasing Corp. d/b/a Advantage Rent-A-Car; Pacific Northwest Rental and Leasing, Inc., d/b/a Thrifty Car Rental; and Enterprise Leasing Company d/b/a Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

February 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Scott Zanzig, Spencer Hall, Arthur C. Claflin, Hall Zanzig Claflin McEachern PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Carl J. Marquardt, Philip H. Ginsberg, Stokes Lawrence, P.S., Paul M. Bintinger, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


ELLINGTON, J.

Rental car companies operating at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are charged a fee of 10 percent of gross receipts. This fee complies with the requirements of the municipal airports act that it be reasonable, uniform, and established with due regard to the property used. The trial court properly dismissed Douglas Branson's suit against the Port of Seattle, and we affirm.

The municipal airports act authorizes municipalities operating airports...

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