Legal Opinion
Tembruell v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 1964No. 37006PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, J.
The Seattle police pension board takes a tough-minded view of crimes committed by retired police officers. It stopped Richard D. Tembruell’s police pension when it learned that he had engaged in felonious acts. Tembruell says that he was never convicted in the juridical sense for he finally received a deferred sentence, and the information against him was ultimately dismissed.
Tembruell became a member of the Seattle Police Department April 28, 1941. More than 8 years later, July 31, 1949, he retired with a pension for disability received in line of duty. RCW 41.20.060. A charge of grand…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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