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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Stephanus v. Anderson, 613 P.2d 533 (1980)

Citation
Stephanus v. Anderson, 613 P.2d 533 (1980)
Parent Document
Stephanus v. Anderson, 613 P.2d 533 (1980)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
1980-06-02

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It is true that the examples in RCW 59.18.240 (section 24 of the Act) are presumed retaliatory under RCW 59.18.250 (section 25 of the Act). The legislature, however, would have placed these examples in section 25 if that were their only intended meaning. By placing them in section 24, the legislature made them part of the definition of "reprisal or retaliatory action." A contrary conclusion would render their placement into section 24 an unnecessary act. We presume the legislature does not engage in unnecessary or meaningless acts. John H. Sellen Constr. Co. v. Department of Revenue, 87 Wn.2d 878, 558 P.2d 1342 (1976).