Opinion ID: 1216991
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: protection of constitutional principles

Text: This exception was recognized in Weiss v. Bruno, 83 Wn.2d 911, 914, 523 P.2d 915 (1974). It allows attorney fees where four narrowly drawn requirements are met: 1. A successful suit brought by petitioner, 2. Challenging the expenditure of public funds, 3. Made pursuant to patently unconstitutional legislative and administrative actions, 4. Following a refusal by the appropriate official and agency to maintain such a challenge. This exception has been narrowly construed ( see Seattle Sch. Dist. 1 v. State, 90 Wn.2d at 545) and clearly does not apply here. No patently unconstitutional ... administrative actions were challenged in this litigation.