Ajax Magnolia One Corp. v. Southern California Edison Co.

STONE, J. pro tem. *

During the year 1931 the defendant and appellant Southern California Edison Company, a corporation, obtained right of way easements over three parcels of real property in Orange County for the purpose of constructing and maintaining power lines over and across the land described therein. At that time the property consisted of three separately owned parcels all being used for agricultural purposes. During the intervening years the property was sold and subdivided into residential lots.

The plaintiffs, who own lots in the subdivision, filed an action in declaratory relief…