Legal Opinion
Southern California Gas Co. v. City of Vernon
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 20, 1995No. B077228PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLEIN, P. J.
Defendants and appellants City of Vernon (Vernon) and Victor H. Vaits, Vernon’s director of community services (Vaits) (sometimes collectively referred to as Vernon), appeal a judgment granting a petition for writ of mandate sought by plaintiff and respondent Southern California Gas Company (the Gas Company).
The essential issue presented is whether Vernon can purport to regulate the design and construction of a proposed gas pipeline, notwithstanding the California Public Utilities Commission’s (the PUC) regulatory power in this area.
Because the regulation of pipeline safety…
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