Legal Opinion
Bates v. City of Richland
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 6, 2002No. 20245-3-IIIPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKurtz, J.
Each of the appellants (Pensioners) retired from the Richland Police Department at the highest step for his respective position and participates in LEOFF (Washington Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Retirement System) 1 pursuant to RCW 41.26.040(2). The Pensioners’ pension benefits are calculated under RCW 41-.20.050 or .060, which provides that each pensioner is entitled to a pension of “fifty percent of the amount of salary at any time hereafter attached to the position” held by the retired member for the year preceding the date of his retirement. Until 1999, the Pensioners’…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Schilling v. Radio Holdings, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by20 opinions
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