Legal Opinion
City & County of San Francisco v. Ross
California Supreme Court
Decided February 3, 1955No. S. F. 18982PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShenk, J.
This is a proceeding in mandamus. The alternative writ issued. The respondent Harry D. Ross is the controller of the petitioning city and county and upon request refused to certify to the availability of funds in the city’s off-street parking bond fund for the acquisition by eminent domain of a proposed off-street parking garage site between Ellis and 0 ’Farrell Streets in downtown San Francisco. By this proceeding the city seeks to compel such certification.
The electorate of the city approved a parking bond issue in the sum of $5,000,000 in 1947. The purpose of providing this fund was to pay…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- City of Oakland v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929
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3Cited by38 opinions
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