Houser v. City of Redmond

Petitioner, a former employee of the City of Redmond, sued Redmond, alleging interference with his contract of employment. His trial court award of $30,000 was reversed by the Court of Appeals, which held that he could not assert an interference claim against a party to the contract at issue. We affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals, and hold that petitioner has failed to assert a legally sufficient claim against Redmond.

Houser is a former member of the Redmond Police Department and was terminated in June 1972 for recording the private conversations of fellow officers without their…