Southern California Gas Co. v. City of Los Angeles

The city of Los Angeles constructed the La Ciénega and San Fernando Relief Sewer as part of a sewer construction program. A short section of this sewer line *716passes under a narrow strip of land known as the County Strip located outside the city limits in an unincorporated area of the county of Los Angeles. To construct the sewer it was necessary to relocate gas lines of the Southern California Gas Company. The company agreed to relocate its gas lines in the County Strip subject to a later determination of its obligation to do so at its own expense. It conceded its obligation to relocate its…