Legal Opinion
Noah v. State
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 22, 1989No. 55538-9PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
At issue is which statute of limitations applies to plaintiffs' claims for alleged breach of their state employee pension rights. Plaintiffs contend that the 6-year statute, RCW 4.16.040(1), controls; the trial court dismissed the action as barred by the 3-year statute of limitations, RCW 4.16.080. We affirm.
Plaintiffs were employees of the State Department of Transportation, and were members of Plan I of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS I). PERS I applies to state employees who established retirement system membership prior to October 1, 1977.
Generally, retirement benefits for a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Bakenhus v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1956
- Tembruell v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1964
- Washington Federation of State Employees v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- Kraus v. Board of Trustees of Police Pension FundAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Wash. Fed'n of State Employees Council 28 v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Washington Education Ass'n v. Department of Retirement SystemsWashington Supreme Court · 2014
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