Washington State Courts - Supreme Court Calendar - June 25, 1996
June 25, 1996
| 9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
Tuesday June 25, 1996 |
| Case No. 1 - 63629-0 |
Counsel |
City of Kennewick, a municipal corporation
v.
Benton County, a municipal corporation;
and Washington State Department of Revenue
|
William Cameron
Terry Tanner
|
Whether the Tri-Cities Coliseum is exempt from Benton County property tax under the Washington Constitution when the City of Kennewick owns part of the Coliseum in a joint venture with a private corporation.
| Case No. 2 - 63500-5 |
Counsel |
Judy C. White
v.
Evelyn Blanchard and Alan Harrah
|
Paul Lindenmuth
Jeffrey Freimund
|
Whether a state nursing home employee who is transferred for reporting suspected patient abuse has a cause of action based on the public policy reasoning developed in wrongful discharge cases, or a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for interference with her free speech rights.
1:30 P.M.
| Case No. 3 - 63661-3 |
Counsel |
Richard Reninger, et al
v.
Department of Corrections; et al
|
Stephen Smith
Michael Lynch
|
(1) Whether a state employee may sue for constructive discharge, if so, must the employee first pursue statutory civil service remedies.
(2) Whether the Personnel Appeals Board’s findings of fact are admissible, or binding, in a subsequent law suit for constructive discharge, or a suit for tortious interference with contract against co-workers.
| Case No. 4 - 63617-6 |
Counsel |
State of Washington,
v.
Eric Steven Ray
|
Sabrina Housand
Lois Meltzer
|
Whether, in this prosecution for child molestation, there is sufficient evidence of the corpus delicti to allow admission of the defendant’s statements.
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only.
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