Opinion

Dillon v. Municipal Court

  • 4 Cal. 3d 860
  • 94 Cal. Rptr. 777
  • 484 P.2d 945
  • 1971 Cal. LEXIS 365
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
May 17, 1971
Status
Published
Author
McCOMB
On the bench
Sullivan, McComb
Cited by
55 cases

“The Seaside ordinance is not only devoid of all standards but, to make matters worse, contains no guarantee that a permit will issue even if the application meets all of the five conditions of the section.”

How later courts described this case

  • “The Seaside ordinance is not only devoid of all standards but, to make matters worse, contains no guarantee that a permit will issue even if the application meets all of the five conditions of the section.”

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

McCOMB, J.

I dissent. I would deny the writ.

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