YELLE v. KRAMER

No. 42959.

83 Wn.2d 464 (1974)

520 P.2d 927

CLEM A. YELLE et al., Petitioners, v. A. LUDLOW KRAMER, as Secretary of State, et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 22, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Dore, for petitioners Yelle and Chatalas.

Kane, Vandeberg & Hartinger, by Elvin J. Vandeberg and Charles E. Jett, for petitioners Johnson and Cole.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, Philip H. Austin, Deputy, Wayne L. Williams and James M. Vache, Assistants, and Alfred J. Schweppe and Kenneth D. Hansen, Special Assistants, for respondents.

LeSourd, Patten, Fleming & Hartung, Leon C. Misterek, and Williams, Lanza, Kastner & Gibbs, by William J. Leedom, amici curiae.


FOREWORD

WEAVER, C.J.*

When each member of the Washington State Supreme Court announced his disqualification because of a personal interest in the decision to be made in this case, it was submitted to a pro tempore Supreme Court composed of two retired Supreme Court justices and seven retired Superior Court judges.

[1] In 1962, amendment 38 was added to article 4 of our state constitution. It provides:

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