Legal Opinion
Tucker Land Co. v. State
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 2001No. B146384PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DOI TODD, J.
The primary issue presented in this appeal is whether the constituent members of a Joint Powers Agency (JPA), created by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Government Code section 6500 et seq., are liable for the contractual obligations of the JPA, where the joint powers agreement specifies that they are not and does not provide for liability other than that of the JPA. We conclude they are not, and finding no other basis of liability, affirm.
*1194Background
In 1969 appellant Tucker Land Company purchased 1,500 acres of undeveloped land in the Santa Monica Mountains from the…
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