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HERRIOTT v. SEATTLE

No. 42051.

81 Wn.2d 48 (1972)

500 P.2d 101

JAMES H. HERRIOTT et al., Appellants, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 27, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lycette, Diamond & Sylvester, by Lyle L. Iversen, for appellants.

A.L. Newbould, John P. Harris, and James M. Taylor, for respondents.

STAFFORD, J.

Eligibility to take Seattle's civil service examinations is limited to citizens of the United States. This appeal involves the validity of provisions in the city's charter and civil service rules which create such limitation.

Both appellants are aliens who lawfully reside in the United States and who have applied to become naturalized citizens. Each is a taxpayer of King County, Washington. Both are "provisionally...

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