Stump v. Cornell Construction Co.

Plaintiffs have appealed from a judgment in favor of defendant city of Los Angeles determining that their title to a certain lot is subject to an easement for public alley and utility purposes.

The lot in question is part of a tract subdivided by the defendant Cornell Construction Company. In April, 1941, the company filed with the city a tentative subdivision map which contained no reference to the alley. The proposed subdivision was approved by the city planning commission subject to certain conditions requiring, among other things, that “a future alley 20 feet in width be shown. ...” On May…