Olmstead v. City of San Diego

SCOVEL, J., pro tem.

This is an action to enjoin the city council of the City of San Diego from constructing a road through Torrey Pines Park. At the time the action was filed the main highway between Los Angeles and San Diego ran through a portion of the park. The highway contained many curves and, becoming inadequate for the traffic thereover, the city council were preparing to construct a new highway through the park area involved in this action. The first question involved in the appeal is whether Torrey Pines Park is in fact a park. A consideration of this problem necessitates a brief…