Legal Opinion

Berge v. Gorton

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 7, 1977No. 44192Published

1Opinion of the Court

88 Wn.2d 756 (1977)

567 P.2d 187

ERLING T. BERGE, ET AL, Appellants,

v.

SLADE GORTON, as Attorney General, ET AL, Respondents.

No. 44192.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 7, 1977.

John D. Blankinship (of Montgomery, Purdue, Blankinship & Austin), for appellants.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and Philip H. Austin, Deputy, for respondents.

UTTER, J.

Erling Berge and others commenced this action in Superior Court, denominated "Taxpayers' Suit on Official Bond and for Professional Malpractice" against Slade Gorton as Attorney General. Gorton moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Brown v. MacPherson's, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1975
  3. In Re the Employees of Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Berge v. GortonWashington Supreme Court · 1977
  5. State Ex Rel. Dunbar v. State Board of EqualizationWashington Supreme Court · 1926

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