Ayres v. City Council of Los Angeles

Decided June 14, 1949. John Wesley Shenk wrote the opinion for the court.

34 Cal. 2d 31 · Cited 139 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Mansfield & Swett, Inc. v. Town of West Orange · 198 A. 225
• Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. · 272 U.S. 365
• Miller v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles · 234 P. 381
• House v. Los Angeles County Flood Control District · 25 Cal. 2d 384
• People v. Ricciardi · 23 Cal. 2d 390
• Bacich v. Board of Control · 23 Cal. 2d 343
• Pacific Telephone Etc. Co. v. Eshleman · 137 P. 1119
• Zahn v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles · 234 P. 388
• Archer v. City of Los Angeles · 19 Cal. 2d 19
• West Coast Advertising Co. v. City & County of San Francisco · 14 Cal. 2d 516
• Dwyer v. City Council of the City of Berkeley · 253 P. 932
• Varney & Green v. Williams · 100 P. 867
• Liddick v. City of Council Bluffs · 5 N.W.2d 361
• The City of Oakland v. Williams · 15 Cal. 2d 542
• Kleiber v. City & County of San Francisco · 18 Cal. 2d 718
• Beals v. City of Los Angeles · 23 Cal. 2d 381
• Bigelow v. Ballerino · 111 Cal. 559
• Barnhart v. City of Grand Rapids · 211 N.W. 96
• Sherlock v. Mobile County · 2 So. 2d 405

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• Scrutton v. County of Sacramento · 275 Cal. App. 2d 412
• Soderling v. City of Santa Monica · 142 Cal. App. 3d 501
• People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Curtis · 255 Cal. App. 2d 378
• Clemons v. City of Los Angeles · 222 P.2d 439
• Norsco Enterprises v. City of Fremont · 54 Cal. App. 3d 488
• BETHLEHEM EV. LUTH. CHURCH v. City of Lakewood · 626 P.2d 668
• City of Annapolis v. Waterman · 745 A.2d 1000
• Mid-Way Cabinet Fixture Mfg. v. County of San Joaquin · 257 Cal. App. 2d 181
• City of Torrance v. Superior Court · 545 P.2d 1313
• Robinson v. City of Los Angeles · 146 Cal. App. 2d 810
• People Ex Rel. Exchange National Bank v. City of Lake Forest · 239 N.E.2d 819
• Kalaydjian v. City of Los Angeles · 149 Cal. App. 3d 690
• City of Hollister v. McCullough · 26 Cal. App. 4th 289
• Mitcheltree v. City of Los Angeles · 17 Cal. App. 3d 791
• Ehrlich v. City of Culver City · 911 P.2d 429
• Salton Bay Marina, Inc. v. Imperial Irrigation District · 172 Cal. App. 3d 914
• McCarthy v. City of Manhattan Beach · 41 Cal. 2d 879
• Gong v. City of Fremont · 250 Cal. App. 2d 568
• Friends of Lake Arrowhead v. Board of Supervisors · 38 Cal. App. 3d 497

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