Legal Opinion
Allison v. Housing Authority of City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1991No. 57962-8PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
Irene Allison sued the Housing Authority of the City of Seattle (hereinafter Housing Authority), claiming, among other things, that the Housing Authority had retaliated against her for filing an age discrimination complaint when she was released in a reduction in force. In a special verdict form, a jury found that the Housing Authority had discriminated and/or retaliated against Allison when she was laid off. The Housing Authority appealed to the Court of Appeals, claiming that the jury instruction on proximate causation for a retaliation claim was erroneous. That jury instruction required…
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