Legal Opinion
Moses Lake School District No. 161 v. Big Bend Community College
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 1972No. 42326PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStafford, J.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action. The trial court held that RCW 28B.50.300, which transferred certain property of school districts to community college districts, was unconstitutional and that the South Campus of Big Bend Community College was vested in plaintiff Moses Lake School District No. 161.1
In 1945 school districts were authorized to offer a 13th and 14th year as an extension of their educational program. Laws of 1945, ch. 115. Subsequently they were authorized to establish, operate and maintain community colleges with the approval of the…
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