Legal Opinion
Guinnane v. City and County of San Francisco
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 19, 1987No. A034516PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RACANELLI, P. J.
Plaintiffs and appellants, 1 real estate developers, brought an inverse condemnation action against defendants on a theory that the city’s conduct in delaying action on a building permit application to construct four single-family houses on four adjoining lots, pending environmental review, was so unreasonable as to amount to a taking without just compensation. Following an order granting summary judgment in favor of the city, plaintiff appeals.
Factual Background
In 1979, plaintiff Roy Guinnane purchased four vacant lots located on Edgehill Way in San Francisco. In July…
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