Rancho Santa Anita, Inc. v. City of Arcadia

EDMONDS, J., Dissenting.

I agree with the conclusion that the ordinance of the city of Arcadia did not require the city council to follow the requirements of section 3714 of the Political Code in levying its assessment for the fiscal year 1937-38 but, in my opinion, the allegations of the plaintiff’s complaint clearly show that the council levied taxes at a rate designed to produce more revenue than was required for governmental purposes during the ensuing fiscal year and that such levy is void as to the excess.

In considering the validity of a tax levy, the courts will *327consider two important…