Legal Opinion
Citizens Utilities Co. v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1963No. S. F. 21175PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
Prohibition is sought by Citizens Utilities Company of California to restrain the superior court from proceeding to trial in an eminent domain action pending in that court in which action Citizens is the condemnee. It is contended that the respondent court has no jurisdiction to proceed.
The real party in interest, San Lorenzo Valley County Water District, filed in respondent superior court a complaint by which it sought to condemn, pursuant to the general eminent domain statutes (Code Civ. Proc., pt. 3, tit. 7), petitioner’s entire Boulder Creek District water system in Santa Cruz County,…
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