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WA. OPTOMETRIC ASS'N, INC. v. COUNTY OF PIERCE

No. 39229.

73 Wn.2d 445 (1968)

438 P.2d 861

WASHINGTON OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Appellants, v. COUNTY OF PIERCE et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

March 28, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank August Peters, Hager & Young, and Wolff & Shields, for appellants.

Marshall McCormick, Edward J. Guenther, Ronald L. Hendry, Grant Anderson, Hugo Metzler, Jr., and Seinfeld & Seinfeld, for respondents.

FINLEY, C.J.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs from an order dismissing their complaint. The substance of the issue before us is whether cities and counties are prevented by RCW 18.53.160 from contracting on behalf of their employees with health-care service contractors who, inter alia, provide ocular care, but who do not accept the services of licensed optometrists.

During January 1966, the city of Tacoma and...

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