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DRAKE v. MOLVIK & OLSEN ELECTRIC, INC.

Nos. 51398-8, 51399-6.

107 Wn.2d 26 (1986)

726 P.2d 1238

RICHARD DRAKE, Appellant, v. MOLVIK & OLSEN ELECTRIC, INC., ET AL, Defendants, SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, Respondent. EDWARD HILLMAN, ET AL, Appellants, v. MOLVIK & OLSEN ELECTRIC, INC., ET AL, Defendants, SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

October 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Hafer, David Campbell, and Hafer, Price, Rinehart & Schwerin, for appellants.

Daniel W. Ferm and Copple, Ferm & Wade, for respondent.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Mark J. Dynan and Barbara Gary, Assistants, amici curiae for appellants.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

The question is whether a state statute, RCW 39.12, which mandates payment of prevailing wages on public works, applies to a federally funded construction project by the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA). The trial court granted summary judgment for the SHA. We reverse.

Resolution of the issue involves interpretation of several state statutes and possible federal preemption.

First, the factual setting. The SHA is a housing authority...

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