Legal Opinion
City of Walnut Creek v. Silveira
California Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 1957No. S. F. 19671PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, J.
By this proceeding in mandamus the petitioner, city of Walnut Creek, seeks to compel the city treasurer to issue certain bonds. The bonds were authorized to be issued pursuant to the Limited Obligation Bond Law of 1955 (Stats. 1955, ch. 1847; Gov. Code, §§ 43648-43702). Mandamus is an appropriate remedy to compel respondent treasurer to sign the bonds if the proposed issue meets the requirements of the law since the acts demanded are ministerial duties (City of Oxnard v. Dale, 45 Cal.2d 729, 731 [290 P.2d 859]).
The act here involved is applicable only to cities with a population of 4,000 or…
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