Court Opinion

ID: 9609405
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 03:26:50.920144+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:50:59.023990
License: Public Domain

Rosellini, J.
(concurring in the dissent) — As I read the Sumner City Code, it is a combination of building and fire regulations. The inspection revealed many violations of its fire safety provisions. Each violation created a fire hazard. The building was not constructed with the required fire retardant material, and the exits from the building were inadequate to evacuate occupants in time to save lives.
In my own research, I find the majority and counsel for both plaintiff and defendant have failed to find any case *23holding that enforcement of a fire code violates the religious freedoms embodied in the first amendment to the United States Constitution or Const, art. 1, § 11.