MAEHREN v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 44975.

92 Wn.2d 480 (1979)

599 P.2d 1255

CHARLES L. MAEHREN, ET AL, Appellants, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, ET AL, Respondents. JOHN R. CHURCH, ET AL, Appellants, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carroll, Rindal, Kennedy & Schuck, James E. Kennedy, and Joel A.C. Rindal, for appellants.

Douglas N. Jewett, City Attorney, and Dona Cloud, Assistant, for respondents City of Seattle, et al.

Lembhard G. Howell, for respondent Harris.


STAFFORD, J.

Appellants, employees of the Seattle Fire Department, seek review of a trial court decision upholding the Affirmative Action Program used by the Fire Department and the City of Seattle in the hiring and promotion of personnel. We affirm the trial court.

At the outset we emphasize that this case does not involve a loss of acquired seniority rights, the displacement of non-minority employees by minority employees, or the downgrading of non-minority...

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