SAN DIEGO ETC. BOY SCOUTS v. City of Escondido

Opinion

AULT, J.

These are consolidated appeals by the plaintiffs from adverse judgments entered in two similar actions brought to enforce a charitable trust. In each case the plaintiffs seek a declaration the City of Escondido holds title to certain real property in trust for the benefit of the boy scouts of Palomar District and the girl scouts of the Escondido area. The two cases are based upon the same facts, seek the same relief and raise the same issue of the plaintiffs’ standing to sue.

Proceedings Below

In the first action, phrased as a representative suit, the plaintiff is the San Diego…