Rhodes v. City of Tacoma
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Easterday, J., entered January 3, 1917, upon findings in favor of the defendant, in an action for salary, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiff, E. W. Rhodes, seeks l’ecovery of a balance of salary claimed to be due him from the defendant city for services rendered as manager of the commercial department of the light department of the city. Trial in the superior court without a jury resulted in findings and judgment against the' plaintiff, denying to him the relief prayed for, from which he has appealed to this court.
The controlling facts are not in dispute, and may be summarized as follows: At all times here in question, there was in force a duly enacted general ordinance of the city which, so far as we are here…
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