Legal Opinion
Coan v. State of California
California Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 1974No. Sac. 7987PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CLARK, J.
A state employee, on behalf of himself and others, and the California State Employees’ Association petition for peremptory writ of mandate compelling California officials to prepare a payroll and to pay wage increases in accordance with the California Budget Act of 1973. (Stats. 1973, ch. 129.) We issued an alternative writ. 1
The Budget Act of 1973 includes appropriations for an average increase in state salaries of 11.5 percent. 2 However, the Cost of Living Council (council) filed notice of challenge and an order temporarily restraining payment of the increase. Following…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Tasty Baking Co. v. Cost of Living CouncilTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1975
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