Legal Opinion

Ferri v. City of Long Beach

California Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 1917No. L. A. No. 4087PublishedCited by 7 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Lewis R. Works, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtSloss, J.

The plaintiffs; owners of property in the city of Long Beach, brought this action against the city of Long Beach, and the members of its board of public works, to enjoin the enforcement of a street assessment by the sale of the plaintiffs’ property, and to have the assessment declared void.

The proceedings which are attacked were had under the “Street Opening Act of 1903,” as amended. (Stats. 1903, p. 376; Stats. 1909, p. 1035; Stats. 1911, pp. 855, 894; Stats. 1913, p. 429.) The city authorities undertook to order the widening- of a street in Long Beach, and to assess the cost of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dehail v. MorfordCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Haughawout v. PercivalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Himmelmann v. CahnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874
  4. Brooks v. SatterleeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. O. T. Johnson Corp. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926
  2. Downtown Palo Alto Committee for Fair Assessment v. City CouncilCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
  3. Todd v. City of VisaliaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
  4. City of Petaluma v. HughesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1918
  5. Andrews v. Metropolitan Transit SystemCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2022

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