People v. City of San Rafael

BARNARD, J., pro tem.

This is an action brought in the name of the People of the State of California against the City of San Rafael, a municipal corporation, the members of its City Council, and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, a corporation, seeking to set aside the action of the said City Council in closing and vacating a portion of a public street within said city, as a gross abuse of discretion, and as having been taken for the purpose of transferring such portion of a public street to a private corporation. After trial, judgment was entered for the defendants, and the plaintiff has…