City of Los Angeles v. Shell Oil Co.

4 Cal.3d 108 (1971)

480 P.2d 953

93 Cal. Rptr. 1

CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

SHELL OIL COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Docket No. L.A. 29670.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

February 22, 1971.

COUNSEL

McCutchen, Black, Verleger & Shea, G. William Shea, Franklin H. Wilson and Frank A. Caput for Defendant and Appellant.

Roger Arnebergh, City Attorney, Bourke Jones, James A. Doherty and Thomas C. Bonaventura, Assistant City Attorneys, and Lawrence M. Remes, Deputy City Attorney, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

SULLIVAN, J.

Defendant Shell Oil Company (Shell) appeals from a…