Legal Opinion
Citizens for Des Moines, Inc. v. Petersen
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 14, 2005No. 52344-9-IPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 — A month after Gary W. Petersen was sworn in as a member of the Des Moines City Council, a for-profit corporation named Citizens for Des Moines, Inc., and its president Allan Furney filed this lawsuit seeking to have Petersen removed from office based on a conflict of interest under RCW 42.23.030.
Kennedy, J.
¶2 Chapter 42.23 RCW contains the Code of Ethics for Municipal Officers. Petersen is the president, majority shareholder, and a salaried employee of Petersen Northwest Corporation. That company has six divisions, one of which is Pete’s Towing. For several decades before Petersen’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wilson v. SteinbachWashington Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. HouserWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- Marincovich v. TarabochiaWashington Supreme Court · 1990
- King v. RivelandWashington Supreme Court · 1994
- DePhillips v. Zolt Construction Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Citizens for Des Moines, Inc. v. PetersenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2005
- Evanston Insurance v. Westchester Surplus Lines InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2008