Opinion

Archer v. City of Los Angeles

  • 19 Cal. 2d 19
  • 119 P.2d 1
  • 1941 Cal. LEXIS 441
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
Nov 14, 1941
Status
Published
Author
Curtis
On the bench
Traynor, Carter, Curtis
Cited by
97 cases

“[i]n certain circumstances ... the taking or damaging of private property [to safeguard public health, safety or morals] is not prompted by so great a necessity as to be justified without proper compensation to the owner”

How later courts described this case

  • “[i]n certain circumstances ... the taking or damaging of private property [to safeguard public health, safety or morals] is not prompted by so great a necessity as to be justified without proper compensation to the owner”

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

CURTIS, J. —

I concur in the conclusion reached in the dissenting opinion.

Appellants’ petition for a rehearing was denied December 12, 1941. Curtis, J., and Carter, J., voted for a rehearing. Ilouser, J., did not participate therein. Spence, J., acting pro tem.

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