Parker v. City of Los Angeles

Opinion

COBEY, J.

Defendant, City of Los Angeles, appeals from a judgment, filed March 8, 1973, awarding to the owners of certain residential properties the sum of $224,370.77 in damages in inverse condemnation. The city also appeals from a minute order of March 27, 1973 denying its motion to strike plaintiffs’ cost bill and to tax costs. Both appeals lie. (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subds. (a), (b).)

The award under appeal consists of $160,301 in principal amount and $64,109.37 in interest. To this the trial court has added costs of $79,875.76 composed primarily of attorneys’ fees in the amount…