Legal Opinion
Martin v. Smith
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 1959No. Civ. 19061PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, P. J.
Motion to dismiss appeal upon ground that the appeal has become moot.
Question Presented
Is Resolution No. 1485 of the city of Sausalito essentially the same as Resolution No. 1475, thereby violating the principle of the referendum process?
Record
April 7, 1959, the council of the city of Sausalito adopted Resolution No. 1474. May 5 it adopted Resolution No. 1475. Thereafter a referendum petition was presented to the council requesting it to either repeal said resolutions or submit the same to a vote of the electors. On June 17, appellant filed in the superior court a petition for writ of mandate…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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