State Ex Rel. Bond v. State

Stafford, J. †

Relator, Robert H. Bond, was discharged from his employment with the state of Washington, February 28, 1957. November 19, 1959, he sought reinstatement by means of an alternative writ of mandate. He also demanded reimbursement for salary alleged to have been lost during the period of separation. The state interposed an affirmative defense of laches.

For reasons that are unimportant here, the issue now before the court was delayed until relator moved for a summary judgment. July 9, 1962, the trial court rejected the affirmative defense and granted the summary judgment. It directed…