Washington Supreme Court July 3, 1963, 36716 (State Ex Rel. Bond v. State)

Stafford, J.

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Relator, Robert H. Bond, was discharged from his employment with the state of Washington, February 28, 1957. November 19, 1959, he sought reinstatement by means of an alternative writ of mandate. He also demanded reimbursement for salary alleged to have been lost during the period of separation. The state interposed an affirmative defense of laches.