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OLSON v. UNIVERSITY

No. 44759.

89 Wn.2d 558 (1978)

573 P.2d 1308

GORDON OLSON, Respondent, v. THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and James B. Wilson, John Wasberg, and John R. Pettit, Assistants, for appellant.

Barnett, Pease, Doces & Lewicki, P.S., by William Merchant Pease, for respondent.

James E. Kennedy on behalf of Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, Malcolm L. Edwards, and Charles K. Wiggins, amici curiae.

HOROWITZ, J.

This appeal arises from the dismissal of respondent Gordon Olson from the University of Washington police department for acts of "window-peeking" at residential apartment units while on duty. Respondent appealed to the Higher Education Personnel Board, but the dismissal was affirmed. He then appealed to the Superior Court for King County, which reversed. The University of Washington's appeal, filed in the Court of Appeals, was certified to this court...

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