DePHILLIPS v. ZOLT CONST. CO.

No. 65017-9.

959 P.2d 1104 (1998)

136 Wash.2d 26

Ralph DePHILLIPS, Jr., Petitioner, v. ZOLT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., a/k/a Zolt Enterprises, Inc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Hunter, Bellingham, for Petitioner.

Brett & Daugert, Timothy C. Farris, Philip Buri, Rand Jack, Bellingham, for Respondent.

Bryan P. Harnetiaux, Debra Stephens, Spokane, Kelby Fletcher, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.


MADSEN, Justice.

At issue is whether a discharged employee's action based upon his employer's alleged violations of discipline and grievance terms in an employee handbook is subject to the six-year statute of limitations applicable to actions upon contracts in writing. We conclude that the six-year limitations period does not apply because as a matter of law the handbook at issue here does not contain all of the essential...

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