BRIDGEWATER, J.
The issue before us is whether a fire fighter's widow, whose surviving spouse pension benefits ceased upon her remarriage, is entitled to receive benefits again when a legislative amendment removes remarriage as a bar to receiving benefits. We hold that the legislation is not remedial and thus not retroactive; we affirm the trial court.
The facts are not in dispute. Dale Jones, a Tacoma fire fighter, was killed on the job in 1974, leaving a...
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