Legal Opinion
People v. Willert
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 8, 1939No. Crim. A. 1628PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
Before a trial began, the defendant obtained the dismissal of the complaint which charged that he had operated a passenger bus of the Bay Cities Transit Company in violation of Los Angeles City’s initiative ordinance numbered 58198, adopted June 7, 1927. As we are of the opinion that the ordinance is now ineffective, because directly in conflict with the superior authority vested in the state railroad commission, the order of dismissal, from which the People have appealed, must be affirmed.
There is no doubt that the legislature has endeavored to give the railroad commission exclusive…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Ex Parte DanielsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
- Hurst v. City of BurlingameCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929
- In Re HoffmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- Roth Drug, Inc. v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
- Civic Center Ass'n of Los Angeles v. Railroad CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Professional Fire Fighters, Inc. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Desert Turf Club v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- Bay Cities Transit Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
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