Pape v. Armstrong

Plaintiff, a nonacademic employee of the University of Washington, brought this action against its board of regents to determine the ownership of the sum of $1,769.02. The controversy arises out of plaintiff’s election to withdraw from the university’s retirement plan and transfer to the Washington state employees’ retirement system.

The case was tried to the court sitting without a jury and resulted in a judgment for plaintiff in the amount prayed for, together with interest thereon from September 14, 1953.

From this judgment, the board of regents has appealed and has assigned as error the…