International Ass'n of Fire Fighters v. City of Walla Walla

(dissenting) — I dissent.

Any discussion of this problem must of necessity start with the fundamental rule that a municipal corporation such as the City of Walla Walla possesses only such powers as are conferred by statute, or arise from necessary implication from the provisions of a statute. In State ex rel. Elwood v. Lovering, 78 Wash. 624, 626, 139 P. 617 (1914), we said: "A city has only such powers as are granted by the legislature or are necessarily implied in the exercise of its governmental powers and police functions." See also State ex rel. Clausen v. Burr, 65 Wash. 524, 118 P. 639…