City of Marysville v. State

101 Wn.2d 50 (1984)

676 P.2d 989

THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, Respondent,

v.

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL, Appellants.

No. 48995-5.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 2, 1984.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Donald F. Cofer, Assistant, for appellants.

James H. Allendoerfer, City Attorney, for respondent.

UTTER, J.

The City of Marysville refused to pay funds allegedly owed to the Public Employees' Retirement System on the grounds that the payments were unconstitutional as violations of article 8, section 7 of the Washington State Constitution, prohibiting a gift or loan of the…