Post v. Prati

Opinion

JEFFERSON (Bernard), J.

Plaintiff George P. Post sought injunctive and declaratory relief in an amended and supplemental complaint which challenged the constitutionality of Public Resources Code section 6922, enacted as part of the Geothermal Resources Act of 1967.

Named as defendants were Edward V. Prati, John T. Sink, Peter H. Flood, Richard J. Wall as trustee for children of Peter H. Flood; these defendants will sometimes be referred to herein as the surface owners. Also named defendants were Aminoil U.S.A., Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Mervyn Dymally, Kenneth Cory and Roy Bell,…