Legal Opinion
Rettkowski v. Department of Ecology
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 1996No. 62718-5PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
— The Department of Ecology (Department) *511petitioned for review of a Court of Appeals decision allowing for an award of attorneys’ fees to several aggrieved eastern Washington irrigation farmers (Irrigators). The Irrigators cross-petitioned for review the part of the decision remanding the case to determine whether the Irrigators had demonstrated an injury distinct from incurring attorneys’ fees. We accepted both petitions for review and find (1) RCW 90.14.190 does allow for an award of attorneys’ fees in this case, and (2) the Irrigators were injured by the Department, supporting an award of…
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