State Board of Equalization v. Watson

This is an original petition for writ of mandate filed by the State Board of Equalization (hereinafter called the board) to compel respondent assessor to comply with his statutory duty of making available for the board’s inspection certain records in his custody pertaining to the assessment of three airlines operating in Los Angelss County. (Gov. Code, §15612.) We have concluded that respondent’s objections to discharging his duty are without merit, and hence that a peremptory writ should issue.

For more than a year both the board and the Legislature have been seeking a solution to the…