Legal Opinion
Cuna Mutual Life Insurance v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 30, 2003No. B149100PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUBIN, J.
This appeal arises out of an inverse condemnation action brought by CUNA Mutual Life Insurance Company, the owner of the historic El Capitan Theater Building, against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to recover costs CUNA incurred to protect the building from damage it anticipated would be caused by excavation for and construction of the Hollywood/Highland Metro Rail Station. After a simultaneous court and jury trial on the issues of liability and damages, respectively, the trial court dismissed the jury and entered judgment in favor of MTA, finding…
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