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SEBEK v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 67301-7-I.

290 P.3d 159 (2012)

Mary SEBEK and Nancy Farnam, Appellants, v. CITY OF SEATTLE and Does 1 through 10, Respondents, and Woodland Park Zoological Society, Intervenor.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Alan Knutsen , Eric D. "Knoll" Lowney , Claire Elizabeth Tonry , Smith & Lowney, PLLC, Seattle, WA, Jason Stavors , George A. Nicould III , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Appellants.

Gregory Colin Narver , Seattle City Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

Paul J. Lawrence , Gregory J. Wong , Kumberly Kathryn Evanson , Pacifica Law Group LLP, Seattle, WA, for Respondent/Intervenor.

SPEARMAN, J.

¶ 1 In general, a taxpayer has standing to sue a municipality when the municipal entity acts illegally. Here, Mary Sebek and Nancy Farnam filed a taxpayer action against the City of Seattle, arguing that the Woodland Park Zoo's housing of elephants violated state and local animal cruelty laws. However, while Sebek and Farnam's complaint alleged that the Woodland Park Zoological Society (Zoo Society) acted illegally, it did not identify any illegal...

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