People Ex Rel. Thain v. City of Palo Alto

The People of the State of California, upon the relation of Janet A. Thain, have appealed from a judgment in favor of the City of Palo Alto (City) entered in an action in quo warranto. By the action it was sought, without success, to have the annexation to the City, of property owned by the realtor and others, declared void and of no effect. The annexation proceedings were taken pursuant to Government Code sections 35300-35326 (Annexation of Uninhabited Territory Act of 1939—which we shall refer to as the Annexation Act).

Appellant’s contention is that the owners of more than one-half of the…