Marine Power & Equipment Co. v. Department of Transportation
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
The single issue presented here is whether petitioner, a party joined late in the pretrial discovery stage of complex, multi-party litigation, had the right to move for and receive a change of judge under RCW 4.12.040 and RCW 4.12.050. We hold that petitioner was entitled to a change of judge and accordingly reverse.
In 1978, the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) contracted with Marine Power and Equipment Company for the construction of six "Issaquah" class ferries at a price of $105,862,300. DOT also retained L. R. Glosten Associates, Inc., a naval architecture and marine…
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