Legal Opinion
County of Riverside v. Whitlock
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 13, 1972No. Civ. 10988PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TAMURA, J.
The primary issue posed by this appeal is whether the majority protest schemes provided by the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 1 and the Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931 2 are subject to the “one-person, one-vote” equal protection standard governing distribution of the elective franchise.
The following is a brief background of the events leading to this appeal:
Upon receipt of a petition by landowners in the Meade Valley area of Riverside County requesting institution of proceedings under the Improvement Act of 1913 for the…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Curtis v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Graydon v. Pasadena Redevelopment AgencyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
- Ala.-Tenn. Natural Gas v. So. Nat. GasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997
- Schettler v. County of Santa ClaraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Southern California Rapid Transit District v. BolenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
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