Yolo Water & Power Co. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
APPLICATION for Writ of Prohibition originally made to the District Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District directed to the Superior Court of Lake County and to William Pinch, as acting Judge thereof. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChipman, P. J.
Petitioner asks the writ of this court to prohibit the respondent from sitting as judge at the trial of a condemnation proceeding wherein petitioner is plaintiff and the state and certain two hundred and six persons and corporations are defendants, now pending in the superior court of Lake County. Said action was commenced on April 1, 1912, to condemn land lying around the border of Clear Lake so as to raise the water level about ten feet for the purpose of supplying water for irrigating lands in Yolo, Solano, and Colusa counties and to generate hydro-electric power.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Livermore v. BrundageCalifornia Supreme Court · 1883
- People v. EbeyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1907
- Imperial Land Co. v. Imperial Irrigation Dist.California Supreme Court · 1913
- Matter of Application of BurchCalifornia Supreme Court · 1914
- Parrish v. Riverside Trust Co., Ltd.California Court of Appeal · 1907
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- People v. Spring Valley Co.California Court of Appeal · 1952