Legal Opinion
Chemical Bank v. Washington Public Power Supply System
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 1984No. 49868-7PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosellini, J.
This case first came before our court in Chemical Bank v. WPPSS, 99 Wn.2d 772, 666 P.2d 329 (1983) (Chemical Bank I) for resolution of the issue of whether 28 municipalities and public utility districts (PUD's) had statutory authority to enter into agreements to build Washington nuclear plants (WNP) 4 and 5. We held that no statutory authority, express or implied, existed and remanded the case for action in accordance with the opinion.
The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of all 88 participants (respondents) in WNP 4 and WNP 5. On appeal, appellants Washington Public Power Supply…
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