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ARNOLD v. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

No. 16577-5-II.

74 Wn. App. 654 (1994)

875 P.2d 665

PATRICIA ARNOLD, Appellant, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

June 24, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dianna Timm Dryden, for appellant.

Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, and Zera Holland Lowe, Assistant, for respondent.

Deborah Maranville on behalf of Northwest Women's Law Center, amicus curiae for appellant.

SEINFELD, J.

Patricia Arnold brought a declaratory judgment action challenging the constitutionality of the death benefit provisions of RCW 41.26, the statute that establishes and describes the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Act (LEOFF). She claimed that the statute discriminates against women, and thereby violates the State Equal Rights Amendment and constitutional guaranties of equal protection and due process. The Superior Court...

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