Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Superior Court

Opinion

RICHARDSON, P. J.

Petitioner, plaintiff in an action for eminent domain, seeks a writ of mandamus directing respondent superior court to grant its application for an order authorizing immediate possession of the subject properties pending the conclusion of the parties’ appeals from the judgment of the trial court. The subject property comprises eight parcels of real estate in San Joaquin County, consisting of ranches and recreational property near Lake Comanche and the Town of Clements. An eight-mile strip of land running across the subject property was taken for towers carrying…