Legal Opinion
Kugler v. Yocum
California Supreme Court
Decided October 1, 1968No. L. A. No. 29549PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTobriner, J.
We hold here that an ordinance which decrees that the salaries of certain city employees shall be no less than the average of those of an adjoining city and those of an adjoining county does not unlawfully delegate legislative power because the power to legislate has been expressed and exerted in the enactment of the policy of such parity; future adjustment in salaries pursuant to that formula is no more than the automatic execution of that policy; that process is protected from any abusive or arbitrary consequences by its own inherent safeguards.
Plaintiffs, residents of the City of Alhambra,…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Currin v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Parker v. BowronCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Wilke & Holzheiser, Inc. v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Heath v. M. C.C. of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by127 opinions
- Birkenfeld v. City of BerkeleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Pacific Legal Foundation v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- Clean Air Constituency v. California State Air Resources BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- People Ex Rel. Younger v. County of El DoradoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Tosto v. Pennsylvania Nursing Home Loan AgencySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
122 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.