Legal Opinion
Gossage v. State
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 2, 2002No. 26796-9-IIPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quinn-Brintnall, A.C.J.
When Henry Gossage, a former state employee, was not hired for various state jobs, he sued claiming the State discriminated against him due to his disability, race, and former convict status. He also alleged that the State did not follow the veterans’ preference act requiring preference for veterans in state hiring. The trial court dismissed all these claims. Gossage appeals. Holding that the veterans’ preference for which Gossage qualified is not absolute and that Gossage failed to present a prima facie case of discrimination, we affirm.
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