County of Los Angeles v. Southern Counties Gas Co.

42 Cal.2d 129 (1954)

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Appellant,

v.

SOUTHERN COUNTIES GAS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA (a Corporation), Respondent.

L. A. No. 22570.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Jan. 22, 1954.

Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, A. Curtis Smith and Gerald G. Kelly, Assistant County Counsel, and John H. Larson, Deputy County Counsel, for Appellant.

LeRoy M. Edwards, Oscar C. Sattinger and Frank P. Doherty for Respondent.

Louis W. Myers and O'Melveny & Myers, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondent.

TRAYNOR, J.

This appeal involves the same basic problems as those presented in City of San Diego v.…