Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Harris
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 28, 1982No. Civ. 52770PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SIMS, J. *
Appellants, the owners and operators of 20,000 acres of farmland have appealed from a judgment finding that a portion of a sign located on their premises is a public nuisance and ordering them to remove a portion of that sign. *
The action is predicated upon the provisions of the California Outdoor Advertising Act (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 5200 et seq.) prohibiting billboards within 660 feet of the right of way of a federal aid primary highway. (1) It is well established that an action by the Department of Transportation to abate a sign erected or maintained in violation of that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San DiegoSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Bank of America v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
- People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. ADCO AdvertisersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- ST. OF CALIFORNIA v. City & Cty. of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- LeVanseler v. LeVanselerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Traverso v. People Ex Rel. Department of TransportationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Dean W. Knight & Sons, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Department of TransportationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- People Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Outdoor Media GroupCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
- United Outdoor Advertising Co. v. Business, Transportation & Housing AgencyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- People Ex Rel. Dept of Trans. v. MaldonadoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
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