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MARTIN v. METRO. SEATTLE

No. 44589.

90 Wn.2d 39 (1978)

578 P.2d 525

JOHN A. MARTIN, Appellant, v. THE MUNICIPALITY OF METROPOLITAN SEATTLE, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 4, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bendich, Stobaugh & Strong, Stephen K. Strong, and Judith E. Bendich, for appellant.

Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis, Holman & Fletcher, by Gordon G. Conger and Richard E. Monroe, for respondent.

Kent Hull, Brian J. Linn, and Kenneth A. MacDonald on behalf of National Center for Law and the Handicapped and Kenneth A. Cole on behalf of Association of Washington Cities, amici curiae.

UTTER, J.

John A. Martin, appellant, and a quadriplegic resident of King County, brought an action based on RCW 49.60 against the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Metro) seeking a permanent injunction against Metro's purchase of new buses without devices which would allow a wheelchair user to board. The trial court denied a motion for a temporary injunction and held appellant was not entitled to a permanent injunction. Finding the issues presented to the trial...

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