although the statute was silent, the port district had implied power to hire employees
How later courts described this case
- although the statute was silent, the port district had implied power to hire employees
- the state’s power to employ includes the doctrine of implied powers
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
Millard, J.
(dissenting)—In
Forseth v. Tacoma, ante
p. 284, 178 P. (2d) 357 , only one person involved, we held that a municipal corporation may not be estopped to question the actions of its representatives. In the case at
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bar, which involves a labor union with a large membership, we hold that the doctrine of equitable estoppel may be invoked to permit that membership to collect back pay.