Legal Opinion

Weaver v. Evans

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 6, 1972No. 41851Published

1Dissent

*479Neill, J.

(dissenting) — The issue here presented is whether pension rights established by the Teachers’ Retirement System include a vested right to biennial allocations to the reserve fund in the amount stated in a preliminary computation submitted to the preceding legislature by the retirement system trustees. Identification of the issue reveals much that is not involved as well as the nature of the question presented in this case.

First, this case does not, as such, involve official actions depriving the pension system of “actuarial soundness.”3 The majority announces that there is a “vested…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bakenhus v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Dombrowski v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. State ex rel. Peel v. ClausenWashington Supreme Court · 1917
  4. STATE EX REL. WASH. ETC. v. YelleWashington Supreme Court · 1955
  5. State Ex Rel. Wittler v. YelleWashington Supreme Court · 1965

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