Southern California Gas Co. v. City of Los Angeles

CARTER, J., Concurring.

Although I agree with the conclusion reached in the opinion prepared by Mr. Justice Traynor, for the reasons hereinafter stated, I regret my inability to join in said opinion.

My views with respect to the application of article I, section 14, of the Constitution of California to the ordinary situation in which private property has been taken or damaged for a public use, have been stated many times in both majority, dissenting and concurring opinions which I have written as a member of this court (Rose v. State, 19 Cal.2d 713 [123 P.2d 505]; Bacich v. Board of Control, 23…