Legal Opinion
Union Elevator & Warehouse Co. v. Department of Transportation
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 2011No. 83771-6PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtC. Johnson, J.
¶1 This case involves whether interest is allowable as part of an award of relocation assistance benefits under the relocation assistance — real property acquisition policy act (Relocation Act), chapter 8.26 RCW. Division Three of the Court of Appeals held that Union Elevator & Warehouse Company was entitled to interest on its award of relocation assistance benefits because the Relocation Act impliedly waived the State’s immunity from interest as part of the broad range of financial assistance available under the act. We hold that the Relocation Act cannot reasonably be construed to waive…
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