Case Details
Issues
Attorney General Has Discretion To File Lawsuit Despite City's ObjectiosnFiling State
WACourt
Washington Supreme CourtYear
2011Citation
City of Seattle v. McKenna, No. 84483-6 (Wash. Sept. 1, 2011)
Resolution
Washington supreme court held that the attorney general’s powers, although not common law powers, gave him discretion to act in any court on a matter of public concern, so he acted within his authority in filing a lawsuit objected to by the city of Seattle.
