JORDAN v. O'BRIEN

No. 41751.

79 Wn.2d 406 (1971)

486 P.2d 290

V. ANTOINETTE JORDAN, Petitioner, v. ROBERT S. O'BRIEN, as Treasurer of State, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 24, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon L. Bovey, for petitioner.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, Wayne L. Williams and Philip H. Austin, Assistants, for respondent.


STAFFORD, J.

This is an original proceeding in mandamus. The petitioner, Antoinette Jordan (widow of the late Judge Thomas G. Jordan) seeks to compel the respondent, State Treasurer, to pay her an additional pension benefit. Respondent contends he lacks authority to make the requested payment.

The stipulated facts establish that Judge Kuykendall (having attained the mandatory retirement age of 75) was required to retire December 31, 1949. Const. art. 4, &...

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