Legal Opinion
City of Los Angeles v. Venice Peninsula Properties
California Supreme Court
Decided May 10, 1982No. L.A. 31422PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
In a series of recent cases, this court has considered the scope and effect of the public trust doctrine. Under that doctrine, the state holds a trust interest on behalf of the public in tidelands (City of Berkeley v. Superior Court (1980) 26 Cal.3d 515 [162 Cal.Rptr. 327, 606 P.2d 362]) and in lands between high and low water in non-tidal navigable lakes (State of California v. Superior Court (Lyon) (1981) 29 Cal.3d 210 [172 Cal.Rptr. 696, 625 P.2d 239]; State of California v. Superior Court (Fogerty) (1981) 29 Cal.3d 240 [172 Cal.Rptr. 713, 625 P.2d 256]). The public may use…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Knight v. United States Land Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- United States v. Title Insurance & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- People v. California Fish Co.California Supreme Court · 1913
- Beard v. FederySupreme Court of the United States · 1866
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3Cited by10 opinions
- National Audubon Society v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- Summa Corp. v. California Ex Rel. State Lands CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Aptos Seascape Corp. v. County of Santa CruzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- State of California Ex Rel. State Lands Commission v. County of OrangeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
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