Legal Opinion
Board of Law Library Trustees v. Lowery
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 8, 1945No. Civ. 14503PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DRAPEAU, J. pro tem.
In this proceeding in mandamus the only question involved is whether interest earned upon deposits of monies in the law library fund by the County Treasurer of Los Angeles County belongs to the county or to the law library.
The county contends that this interest should go into its general fund because the law library is an integral part of the county. Also that the plaintiff may not prevail because of the equities involved in the case, and in any event mandamus is not the proper remedy.
Respondent law library contends that it is a public corporation, separate and distinct…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- California Toll Bridge Authority v. KellyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1933
- City of Pasadena v. ChamberlainCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
- Morrison v. Smith Bros., Inc.California Supreme Court · 1930
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3Cited by9 opinions
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