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MAGULA v. BENTON FRANKLIN TITLE CO.

No. 63318-5.

930 P.2d 307 (1997)

131 Wash.2d 171

Kathryn A. MAGULA, Respondent, v. BENTON FRANKLIN TITLE COMPANY, INC., Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 30, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rettig, Osborne, Forgette, O'Donnell & Iller, Diehl R. Rettig, Brian J. Iller, Kennewick, for petitioner.

Shea & Kuffel, Edward F. Shea, Timothy G. Klashke, Pasco, Jacqueline J. Shea, Bellevue, for respondent.

TALMADGE, Justice.

Kathryn Magula was discharged after 14 years of employment because of the alleged misconduct of her spouse, an independent contractor for the same firm. Although RCW 49.60.020 proscribes discrimination based on marital status and RCW 49.60.180 declares marital status discrimination to be an unfair practice, a definition of "marital status" did not appear in our Law Against Discrimination at the time of...

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