Wine v. Council of City of Los Angeles

Petitioners sought by mandamus and certiorari (1) to review and annul the action of the Los Angeles City Council approving a tentative subdivision map of certain property, and (2) to review, terminate and annul the proceeding by which said property was annexed to the city. The court refused to issue either an alternative writ of mandamus or a writ of certiorari. Petitioners have appealed.

The undisputed facts may be summarized as follows: Some time prior to September 3,1958, the owners of a large tract of uninhabited land in the San Fernando Valley instituted proceedings to subdivide this land…