State Supreme Court / Cal.

Topanga Assn. for a Scenic Comm. v. CTY OF LOS ANGELES

Decided May 17, 1974. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

522 P.2d 12 · Cited 425 times

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Siller v. Board of Supervisors · 375 P.2d 41
Temescal Water Co. v. Department of Public Works · 44 Cal. 2d 90
Kappadahl v. Alcan Pacific Co. · 222 Cal. App. 2d 626
Bradbeer v. England · 104 Cal. App. 2d 704
Bixby v. Pierno · 481 P.2d 242
Strumsky v. San Diego County Employees Retirement Assn. · 520 P.2d 29
Friends of Mammoth v. Board of Supervisors · 502 P.2d 1049
United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R. · 294 U.S. 499
California Motor Transport Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 59 Cal. 2d 270
Broadway Laguna, Vallejo Ass'n v. Board of Permit Appeals · 66 Cal. 2d 767
Topanga Ass'n v. County of Los Angeles · 11 Cal. 3d 506
Sinclair Pipe Line Co. v. Village of Richton Park · 167 N.E.2d 406
In Re Sturm · 521 P.2d 97
Johnston v. Board of Supervisors · 31 Cal. 2d 66
Hohreiter v. Garrison · 81 Cal. App. 2d 384
Zieky v. Town Plan & Zoning Commission · 151 Conn. 265
Swars v. Council of City of Vallejo · 33 Cal. 2d 867
Metcalf v. County of Los Angeles · 24 Cal. 2d 267
Beirn v. Morris · 103 A.2d 361
Tustin Heights Assn. v. BD. OF SUPERVISORS OF ORANGE CTY. · 339 P.2d 914
Minney v. City of Azusa · 164 Cal. App. 2d 12
Allen v. Humboldt County Board of Supervisors · 220 Cal. App. 2d 877
Catholic Cemeteries Ass'n of the Diocese of Pittsburgh Zoning Case · 379 Pa. 516
Cow Hollow Improvement Club v. Board of Permit Appeals · 245 Cal. App. 2d 160
Zakessian v. City of Sausalito · 28 Cal. App. 3d 794

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