Legal Opinion

McConnell v. City of Seattle

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 14, 1986No. 13979-7-IPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnsen, J. *

William L. McConnell appeals the trial court's dismissal of his lawsuit against the City of Seattle for reinstatement to his position as a police officer and for damages. He alleges that the court erred in entering many of its findings of fact and most of its conclusions of law. He also alleges that the court erred in refusing to admit into evidence the City's answers to certain interrogatories. We affirm.

McConnell was hired by the Seattle Police Department in 1962. On April 1, 1981, a Disciplinary Action Report was filed against him for failing to report the use of force in an…

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