Legal Opinion
County of Alameda v. Janssen
California Supreme Court
Decided October 2, 1940No. S. F. No. 16435PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, J.
By this proceeding in mandamus the petitioner seeks to compel the respondent, as chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda, to sign and execute certain releases of liens and to cancel a restrictive agreement with respect to the real properties of the recipients of financial aid granted under the provisions of the Old Age Security Act. Respondent has generally demurred.
In 1929 the legislature enacted the Old Age Security Act (Stats. 1929, chap. 530, p. 914) which provided for financial assistance to the needy aged who met certain requirements and whose property did not…
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