Legal Opinion
Brunton v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1942No. L. A. 18140PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, J.
The Los Angeles County Flood Control District owns certain real property in the channel of the Los Angeles River located in the harbor district of the city of Long Beach. In 1939 the Flood Control District entered into an agreement with the Continental Corporation giving the latter the right to operate oil wells upon the property. Certain ordinances of the city of Long Beach prohibited the operation of oil wells within this area, and the officials of the city refused to issue permits or to allow the operation of oil wells on the Flood Control District’s property. The Flood Control District…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Roth Drug, Inc. v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
- Ingels v. RileyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc. v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
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- Mattos v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Continental Baking Co. v. KatzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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- Kirkwood v. SimpsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- People v. Bestline Products, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1976
- Lynch v. UhlenhoppSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
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