Legal Opinion
Redwood Empire v. Gombos
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 18, 2000No. H019557PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COTTLE, P. J.
Appellants own property in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Summit Road. They privately own the portion of the road that crosses their property. Appellants sued to prevent respondents from using that portion of the road to conduct logging operations. Respondents filed suit the same day to prevent appellants from impeding their use of the disputed portion of the road. The two actions were consolidated.
The trial court found that the portion of the road in issue has been impliedly dedicated to the public as a result of public recreational use of the road in the 1950’s and 1960’s.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gion v. City of Santa CruzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Hannah v. PogueCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Friends of the Trails v. BlasiusCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- Hill v. AllanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Connolly v. McDermottCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Shanks v. Dept. of TransportationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2017
- People v. TapiaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
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