Griffith v. City of Los Angeles

VALLÉE, J.

Appeal by plaintiff from an adverse judg ment in a suit for an injunction to restrain defendants from further acts in connection with a project designated Toyon Canyon Park Reclamation in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, and for declaratory relief.

On March 5, 1898, plaintiff’s parents conveyed to the city of Los Angeles some 3,800 acres of land known as Griffith Park. The conveyance was made on these conditions:

“To be used as a Public Park for purposes of recreation, health and pleasure, for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the said City of Los Angeles, forever. And this gift…