Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Bond v. State
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 1962No. 35560PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*494Hill, J.
Quaere: Does an action for restoration to position by a state employee—entitled to a veteran’s preference in public employment (RCW 73.16.010), who was discharged without cause and replaced by a nonveteran—come within the two-year “catch-all” (RCW 4.16.130) or the three-year (RCW 4.16.080(2)) statute of limitations?
Answer: The three-year statute.
Background Discussion: A veteran’s preference in public employment was unknown at common law. It first came into our state statutes for the benefit of “honorably discharged union soldiers and sailors” (Laws of 1895, chapter 84, p. 166), and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Luellen v. City of AberdeenWashington Supreme Court · 1944
- State ex rel. Brown v. McQuadeWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- State ex rel. Race v. CranneyWashington Supreme Court · 1902
- Cannon v. MillerWashington Supreme Court · 1945
- Dodson v. Continental Can Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1930
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Heinsma v. City of VancouverWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- Lewis v. Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1984
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