Golden West Baseball Co. v. City of Anaheim

Opinion

WALLIN, J.—Golden West Baseball Company (GWBC), which owns the California Angels baseball team, sued the City of Anaheim (Anaheim) when Anaheim issued a conditional use permit for Anaheim Stadium Associates (ASA) to construct an office complex on part of the parking lot of Anaheim Stadium. GWBC claimed the proposed development violated the terms of its “lease” 1 with Anaheim to use the stadium for Angels’ home games. The judgment declared GWBC has a leasehold interest in the stadium and parking lot on game days and the proposed office complex breached the lease. It granted specific…