Legal Opinion
Armistead v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 8, 1957No. Civ. 22164PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DRAPEAU, J. pro tem. *
— Plaintiff owns a three-story building at 525 Stanford Avenue in the city of Los Angeles. It was built before 1905, with wooden framing and siding. Originally it was a 33-room hotel. It is now an apartment hotel. It is located in Fire District Number 1 of the city. Lot and building are valued at about $25,000.
In the opinion of the city authorities it is a decrepit, unsafe, and dangerous old building, with many defects, i.e.: Damaged by fire twice, with fire damage unrepaired. Abuts a brick building on an adjoining lot, with industrial welding and automobile parking on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Ayres v. City Council of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
- Jones v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
- La Prade v. Department of Water & PowerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Thompson v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Jenner v. City CouncilCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
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- In Re Lucero L.California Supreme Court · 2000
- Knapp v. City of Newport BeachCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Mohilef v. JanoviciCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
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