Swanson v. Marin Municipal Water District

Opinion

ROUSE, J.-

Defendant Mann Municipal Water District (hereafter “District”) appeals from a judgment granting plaintiff Albert Swanson a peremptory writ of mandate compelling District to grant plaintiff a pipeline extension and to provide water service to his real property.

For reasons set forth herein, we conclude that District did not act either fraudulently, arbitrarily or capriciously in enacting a moratorium on new water service connections. Thus we are compelled to reverse the judgment of the trial court.

The facts upon which the case was submitted to the trial court for decision…