Legal Opinion
Parkland Light & Water Co. v. Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 13, 2004No. 73734-7PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
This case involves a dispute over the Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health’s resolution requiring municipal water districts and certain private water purveyors to fluoridate their water. Four sets of plaintiffs filed separate lawsuits against the Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health (the Board) and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (the Department), challenging the resolution’s validity. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the Board. We reverse and hold that the resolution conflicts with RCW 57.08.012, which gives water districts the power to control the content of…
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