Leonard v. City of Seattle

81 Wn.2d 479 (1972)

503 P.2d 741

SAMUEL GAIL LEONARD, Respondent,

v.

THE CITY OF SEATTLE et al., Appellants.

No. 42199.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 15, 1972.

A.L. Newbould and Arthur T. Lane, for appellants.

Kempton, Savage & Gossard, by Anthony Savage, for respondent.

HALE, J.

Defendant is a retired Seattle police officer who challenges the loss of his pension, canceled because of his felony conviction. He joined the Seattle Police Department December 15, 1941, and, except for military service, served for 25 years until his retirement on March 1, 1967. During his tenure as a…