Legal Opinion
Bjorseth v. City of Seattle
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 12, 1976No. 3233-1PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSwanson, J.
On April 30, 1974, approximately 135 nonresident employees of the City of Seattle brought suit against the City and its Civil Service Commission alleging that rule 10.031 of the Seattle Civil Service Commission *798should be declared null and void, that the City should be enjoined from using residence within the city of Seattle as a preference when laying off employees, and that the City should be enjoined from excluding nonresidents from taking promotional examinations. In effect, the employees challenge the validity of the entire residence preference system as utilized by the Seattle Civil…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Bjorseth v. City of SeattleCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977