Legal Opinion
ABS INSTITUTE v. City of Lancaster
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 30, 1994No. B074636PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOGEL (Miriam A.), J
ABS Institute, Colby Plastics, and Polaris Pipe Company, Inc., filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief challenging a City of Lancaster ordinance adopted to prohibit the use of ABS cellular pipe. Judgment was entered in favor of the City and the Institute appeals. We affirm.
Background
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Until the 1970’s, every city and county in California adopted its own building code, unfettered by mandated state standards or state control. (City of Bakersfield v. Miller (1966) 64 Cal.2d 93, 97 [48 Cal.Rptr. 889, 410 P.2d 393].) In 1970, the Legislature put an end to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
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