Legal Opinion
Eagan v. Spellman
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 1978No. 44584PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolliver, J.
Plaintiff applied for a writ of prohibition to restrain King County from terminating her employment solely for the reason she had reached her 65th birthday. The trial court dismissed the writ. The case comes to us on certification from the Court of Appeals.
In 1966, at the age of 56 years, Jane Eagan was hired by King County, having previously been employed by the county from 1938 to 1942. At the time of her 1966 employment, the mandatory age of retirement in King County for persons in her classification was 70 years. In 1968, a home rule charter was adopted by the voters of King County,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Miller v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- Peters v. City of SpringfieldIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
- Tembruell v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1964
- Leonard v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Retired Public Employees Council v. CharlesWashington Supreme Court · 2003
- Washington Federation of State Employees v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- Calabro v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1995
- Wash. Fed'n of State Employees Council 28 v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- Beggs v. City of PascoWashington Supreme Court · 1980
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