Legal Opinion
Pratt v. Adams
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 11, 1964No. Civ. 21781PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDevine, J.
An unsuccessful attempt by appellants, landowners, to compel officers of the county, by writ of mandate, to issue permits to build residences on their property gives rise to this appeal * The county defends its denial of the permits principally on the ground that its county code provides that building permits shall issue only when all pertinent laws and ordinances have been complied with, and that in this ease the county ordinance passed in pursuance of the Subdivision Map Act has not been complied with, but violated. (There are other defenses, but because some of them, even if valid,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sutro Heights Land Co. v. Merced Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1931
- Kelber v. City of UplandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- City of Buena Park v. BoyarCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Evola v. Wendt Construction Co.California Court of Appeal · 1959
- Newport Building Corp. v. City of Santa AnaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Town of Arundel v. SwainSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
- Keizer v. AdamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Hays v. VanekCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
- John Taft Corp. v. Advisory AgencyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Santa Clara County Contractors & Builders Ass'n v. City of Santa ClaraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
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