HABERMAN v. WPPSS

No. 52559-5.

109 Wn.2d 107 (1987)

744 P.2d 1032

750 P.2d 254

FREDRIC HABERMAN, ET AL, Appellants, v. WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

As amended by order February 17, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ferguson & Burdell, by Christopher Kane and Scott Tucker, and Thoreson, Yost, Berry & Matthews, by Ernest C. Matthews IV (Myer Feldman, Robert L. Deitz, Edward J. Tolchin, and Ginsburg, Feldman & Bress; Robert H. Jaffe, Howard G. Schlesinger, and Jaffe & Schlesinger, of counsel), for appellants Haberman, et al.

Smith, Smart, Hancock & Tabler, by Walter S. Tabler (Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, by John B. Daniels, David G. Keyko, and Susan J. Kohlmann, of counsel), for appellants American Express Travel Related Services Co., et al.

Culp, Dwyer, Guterson & Grader, by Robert D. Stewart, and Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, by Daniel R. Murdock, for respondent Washington Public Power Supply System.

Helsell, Fetterman, Martin, Todd & Hokanson, by David F. Jurca and Linda J. Cochran, for Columbia respondents.

Syrdal, Danelo, Klein, Myre & Woods, by Peter A. Danelo and Otto G. Klein III (S. William Livingston, Jr., Peter J. Nickles, and Covington & Burling, of counsel); Davis, Wright & Jones, by Evan L. Schwab, Stephen M. Rummage, and David C. Tarshes; Reed, McClure, Moceri, Thonn & Moriarty, by Roy J. Moceri and D. Bradley Hudson; Karr, Tuttle, Koch, Campbell, Mawer & Morrow, by John F. Kruger (Bernard J. Smolens, Ralph Wellington, Arden J. Olson, and Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, of counsel); Sirianni & Youtz, by Chris R. Youtz and Stephen J. Sirianni (Robert M. Abrahams, Irwin J. Sugarman, Robert E. Bartkus, and Schulte, Roth & Zabel, of counsel); Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, by J. Kenneth McMullin (James J. Hagan, Elizabeth A. York, and Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, of counsel), for respondents Ebasco Services, Inc., et al.

Riddell, Williams, Bullitt & Walkinshaw, by John D. Lowery, Hugh R. Tobin, and David R. Peeler, for respondents Small Utilities Group.

Foster, Pepper & Riviera, by Camden M. Hall, Stellman Keehnel, and Daniel L. Thieme; Culp, Dwyer, Guterson & Grader, by Robert D. Stewart; Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim, by Albert R. Malanca and Donald S. Cohen; Harris, Mericle & Orr, by Jack G. Orr (Dennis K. Bromley, Robert A. Gordon, and Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, of counsel), for respondents Utility Defendants.

Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller, by Larry S. Gangnes, John R. Tomlinson, and Paul D. Swanson (Rockne Gill, J. Laurence Cable, Bernard M. Ryan, and Schwabe, Williamson, Wyatt, Moore & Roberts; R. Erick Johnson, R. Daniel Lindahl, and Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Hanna, Pendergrass, Hoffman, O'Connel & Goyak; Peter R. Mersereau and Rankin, McMurry, Vavorsky & Doherty, of counsel), for respondents Oregon Public Entities.

Hillis, Cairncross, Clark & Martin, P.S., by Michael F. Schumacher and Gregory E. Keller, for respondents Inland Utilities.

Bennett & Bigelow, by David A. Bennett and Elizabeth J. Blagg, for respondent Dawson.

Jim Jones, Attorney General for the State of Idaho, and Clive J. Strong, Deputy, amici curiae.


[As amended by order of the Supreme Court February 17, 1988.]

BRACHTENBACH, J.

This case involves various bondholders' claims against the Washington Public Power Supply System (Supply System) and others for injuries resulting from the Supply System's default on $2.25 billion in revenue bonds issued to finance construction of two nuclear power generating plants. The trial court dismissed all bondholders' claims for their failure to state a claim for relief...

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