Legal Opinion
Jordan v. O'BRIEN
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 1971No. 41751PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStafford, J.
This is an original proceeding in mandamus. The petitioner, Antoinette Jordan (widow of the late Judge Thomas G. Jordan) seeks to compel the respondent, State Treasurer, to pay her an additional pension benefit. Respondent contends he lacks authority to make the requested payment.
The stipulated facts establish that Judge Kuykendall (having attained the mandatory retirement age of 75) was required to retire December 31, 1949. Const, art. 4, § 3(a) (amendment 25). In anticipation thereof, on December 30, 1949, Arthur B. Langlie (then Governor of the state) informed Thomas G. Jordan he was to be…
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