Docket No. 79947-4 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 33242-6)  Facts: Petitioner Jason Eisfeldt was convicted of unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance in the Superior Court for Thurston County after a contractor performing work in Eisfeldt’s home noticed evidence of marijuana cultivation and notified the police, who subsequently searched the premises and, on the basis of what they discovered, obtained a warrant to conduct a broader search that revealed an active marijuana growing operation. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79662-9 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 34256-1)  Facts: Petitioner Mariusz Kowalewski petitioned the Superior Court for Pierce County to vacate provisions of a divorce decree that it had previously issued dividing real property located in Poland between Kowalewski and his former wife, asserting that the court lacked jurisdiction to award title to property located outside of the state of Washington. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79661-1 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 33236-1)  Facts: Seeking a refund of hazardous substance taxes that it had paid for refinery gas produced at one of its refineries pursuant to Washington Revised Code §82.21, petitioner Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company filed suit against the respondent Department of Revenue in the Superior Court for Thurston County, asserting that the refinery gas is not taxable under §82.21 Continue reading →