Boyles v. Department of Retirement Systems

105 Wn.2d 499 (1986)

716 P.2d 869

RICHARD E. BOYLES, Respondent,

v.

THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS, Appellant.

No. 51594-8.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 27, 1986.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Kathy L. Nolan, Assistant, for appellant.

Peter H.D. McKee (of Reaugh & Prescott), for respondent.

DORE, J.

Richard Boyles served as Sheriff of Franklin County from 1970 to 1978. In 1978, he ran for a third term, but lost in the primary election. Prior to the expiration of his term, Boyles applied for disability retirement, claiming that a bronchial asthma condition and a…