Legal Opinion
Kelsey v. Colwell
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 15, 1973No. Civ. 1745PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GARGANO, J.
Appellants who are owners of agricultural lands in Merced County brought this action in the court below to compel the respondent board of supervisors to implement the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 in Merced County. Appellants took the position that the act imposed a mandatory duty upon each city and county having a general plan to implement its provisions. It was also appellants’ position that the respondent board had taken certain preliminary steps which irrevocably committed the board to implement the act in Merced County.
After a court hearing appellants’…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hilton v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- McGinnis v. Mayor and Common CouncilCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
- Santa Cruz Rock Pavement Co. v. HeatonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
- Hofacker v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
3Cited by11 opinions
- Honey Springs Homeowners Ass'n v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Sierra Club v. City of HaywardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- Delucchi v. County of Santa CruzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Santa Margarita Area Residents Together v. San Luis Obispo County Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- County of Orange v. CoryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
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