Legal Opinion
Newlun v. Department of Retirement Systems
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 13, 1989No. 9294—1—III; 9364-6-IIIPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, C.J.
—The City of Spokane and the State of Washington, Department of Retirement Systems, appealed a summary judgment in favor of former Spokane Police Detective Daniel Newlun. The summary judgment was entered in favor of Mr. Newlun on his petition for review of a decision by the Director of Retirement Systems denying him a disability pension under the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Act (LEOFFA), RCW 41.26. The Director's decision, based solely on jurisdictional grounds, held the Department had no authority to pay Mr. Newlun a pension because, at his request, it had already mailed a…
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