Legal Opinion

Larsen v. City & County of San Francisco

California Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1920No. S. F. No. 8201PublishedCited by 66 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. James M. Seawell, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Edward C. Harrison, Maurice E. Harrison and James A. Cooper for Appellant.

1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.

The Twin Peaks tunnel pierces the high ridge which separates the more densely populated portion of San Francisco from the large-and comparatively level region lying west of the said ridge and constituting the watershed of Lake Merced. The length of the tunnel is eleven thousand two hundred feet. It was constructed by the city and county of San Francisco under the authority of chapter VIII, article VI, of the San Francisco charter, and under the procedure provided by an ordinance passed by the board of supervisors of San Francisco, pursuant to authority given in said chapter, on October 20,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In re the Bonds of the Madera Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Taylor v. PalmerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
  3. Duncan v. RamishCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  4. People v. LynchCalifornia Supreme Court · 1875
  5. Lent v. TillsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Milheim v. Moffat Tunnel Improvement DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. Tarpey v. McClureCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
  3. City of Whittier v. DixonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  4. Knox v. City of OrlandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  5. City of Baldwin Park v. StoskusCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972

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