Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Douglas
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 4, 1971No. Civ. 34496PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROTH, P. J.
Appellants are the owners (defendants) of a 24.52-acre tract in Ventura County. As a consequence of an action brought by the State of California (State) to condemn a certain portion of the tract for freeway purposes a judgment entered on a jury verdict was recovered against owners in the sum of approximately $39,000.
State filed its complaint on April 7, 1967; owners answered on May 15, 1967, claiming damages in excess of $200,000. On May 26, 1967, State pursuant to section 1243.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure filed an application for immediate possession of the property to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WAT. DIST. v. FossetteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
- Nolte v. Southern California Home Building Co.California Court of Appeal · 1938
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