County of Los Angeles v. Hollywood Cemetery Ass'n
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County overruling a demurrer to the complaint and granting an injunction. M. T. Allen, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
CHIPMAN, C.
Injunction to restrain defendant from establishing a cemetery upon certain lands and interring 'human bodies therein. The complaint shows that the supervisors of Los Angeles county duly passed an ordinance,' the first section of which reads: “It shall be unlawful to locate or establish, extend or enlarge, any cemetery, graveyard, burying-ground or crematory within the limits of the county of Los Angeles without the permission of the board of supervisors first had and obtained.” The second section directs how to apply for such permission and what facts shall be set forth in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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