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STATE EX REL. GORTON v. PORT OF WALLA WALLA

No. 42394.

81 Wn.2d 872 (1973)

505 P.2d 796

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, on the Relation of Slade Gorton, Appellant, v. THE PORT OF WALLA WALLA et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 1, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and Rodney Carrier, Assistant, for appellant.

Williams & Golden, W.E. Evenson, and Robert J. Williams, for respondent Port of Walla Walla.

Leavy, Taber, Schultz & Bergdahl, by D.E. Taber, for respondent Atlantic Richfield Hanford Company, Inc.

Rex M. Walker (of Davis, Wright, Todd, Riese & Jones), for respondents Loney, Coates and Nowogroski.

Minnick & Hahner, for respondents Wolf, Forbes and Roope.

UTTER, J.

This case involves the questioned legality of an expenditure by the Port of Walla Walla which was used to acquire a parcel of land. The State Auditor, pursuant to his statutory mandate to examine the financial affairs of every public office and officer, conducted an examination of the actions of the Port of Walla Walla and challenged the legality of this expenditure. The Attorney General, pursuant to RCW 43.09.260, then instituted this legal action. Trial...

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