Southern Service Co. v. County of Los Angeles

The plaintiff commenced an action under section 3804 of the Political Code to recover taxes alleged to have been illegally collected pursuant to an excessive tax rate adopted by the board of supervisors for the tax year 1933-1934. (See Otis v. Los Angeles County, 9 Cal. (2d) 366 [70 Pac. (2d) 633].) The plaintiff recovered a judgment for items aggregating $50.16. As to other items the court rendered judgment for the intervener, City of Los Angeles, and the defendant, County of Los Angeles. Both the plaintiff and the defendant, County of Los Angeles, have appealed from the judgment and the…