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RUTCOSKY v. TRACY

No. 44716.

89 Wn.2d 606 (1978)

574 P.2d 382

ROGER R. RUTCOSKY, ET AL, Respondents, v. HAROLD L. TRACY, ET AL, Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 2, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and D. Roger Reed and John P. Giesa, Special Assistants, for appellants.

Sullivan, Morrow & Longfelder, Dan Sullivan, Kerry D. Kidman, and Albert Morrow, for respondents.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

Plaintiffs were awarded substantial damages against Big Bend Community College (college). A review of the facts is a necessary predicate to an adequate discussion of the legal issues. In summary, plaintiff Roger R. Rutcosky developed a program proposal which in about 4 years generated $10 million in federal funds for the defendant college. The college would deny plaintiff any compensation for his efforts; the court, finding an express contract, upon...

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