Legal Opinion
Berge v. Gorton
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1977No. 44192PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
Erling Berge and others commenced this action in Superior Court, denominated "Taxpayers' Suit on Official Bond and for Professional Malpractice" against Slade Gorton as Attorney General. Gorton moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be obtained. The trial court agreed, and the sole issue on appeal is the propriety of that ruling.
*758. This action is an outgrowth of Weiss v. Bruno, 82 Wn.2d 199, 509 P.2d 973 (1973), where we held legislation1 authorizing tuition supplements for students attending private colleges and universities to be constitutionally…
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- Weiss v. BrunoWashington Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by57 opinions
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