Legal Opinion · Dissent

Archer v. City of Los Angeles

California Supreme Court

Decided November 14, 1941No. L. A. 17613; L. A. 17612Published

1Dissent

CARTER, J. —

I dissent.

The statement of facts in these cases contained in the majority opinion is both incomplete and inaccurate and the legal theory upon which the decision is based is manifestly unsound and unsupported by respectable authority. The principles of law, if they may be called such, announced in the majority opinion, are clearly contrary to the settled law of California and the weight of authority elsewhere.

Since a correct statement of the facts is essential to the proper determination of every law suit, I will first set forth the facts as they appear in the record before us in…

2Cases cited72 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. Fifth Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Mayor of New-York v. BaileyNew York Supreme Court · 1845
  3. Gray v. Reclamation District No. 1500California Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Reardon v. City of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Seifert v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1886

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