Legal Opinion

Russian Hill Improvement Ass'n v. Board of Permit Appeals

California Supreme Court

Decided February 24, 1967No. S. F. 21914PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTobriner, J.

The present controversy involves an attempt by the Board of Permit Appeals to authorize the construction of a building which would rise to over twice the maximum height permitted by the governing ordinances of the City and County of San Francisco.

The trial court granted a writ of mandate directing the board to revoke a permit purporting to authorize such con*36struction. Defendants appeal, contending that the permit in question was “lawfully granted” within the meaning of section 150 of the City Planning Code of San Francisco1 in time to immunize the proposed project from the operation of a…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Cabell v. MarkhamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  2. Markham v. CabellSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Miller v. Board of Public Works of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Ziffrin, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Lindell Co. v. Board of Permit Appeals of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. MacKinnon v. Truck Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Selby Realty Co. v. City of San BuenaventuraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Avco Community Developers, Inc. v. South Coast Regional CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Residents of Beverly Glen, Inc. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
  5. People v. County of KernCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974

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