Legal Opinion
Kenneth Mebane Ranches v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 14, 1992No. F017043PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEST, P. J.
In this case we consider whether real party in interest, the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District (the District), has statutory authority to take property outside its territorial boundaries by eminent domain to mitigate the environmental effects of a project constructed within its boundaries. We conclude, on the facts alleged, it does not and grant the petition for writ of prohibition.
Statement of the Case
The District filed an action under the California Eminent Domain Law to acquire a 40-acre parcel located in Kern County, in the middle of the 18,000-acre cattle ranch…
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