Legal Opinion
City of Los Angeles v. Rancho Homes, Inc.
California Supreme Court
Decided April 28, 1953No. L. A. 22379PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdmonds, J.
The city of Los Angeles sued Rancho Homes, Inc., to recover the amount assertedly due the city for license taxes. The corporation’s appeal from a judgment in favor of the city requires the construction of the ordinance which is the basis of the controversy.
Rancho Homes was organized, among other purposes, “to carry on the business of acquiring, subdividing, improving, selling and otherwise dealing in and disposing of real property.” Commencing in 1948, the corporation erected 150 houses on land which it owned. Between 1949 and 1951, it sold all of them, realizing gross proceeds in the amount…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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