County of Contra Costa v. East Bay Municipal Utility District

Defendants, East Bay Municipal Utility District and Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, bodies corporate and politic of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as “Utility District” and “Transit District,” respectively, appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, The County of Contra Costa, hereinafter referred to as “the County,” for a share of election expenses charged to such districts as a result of the consolidation of certain elections called by them.

Questions Presented

1. Is Utility District legally obligated to pay the County a share of the costs of the June 3, 1958 special bond election?

2. Is Utility District legally obligated to pay to the County a share of the costs of the November 4, 1958 and November 8, 1960 district directors’ election?

3. Is Transit District legally obligated to pay to the County a share of the costs of the November 8, 1960 district directors ’ election ?

The Record

The case comes to us upon the following agreed statement of facts:

Utility District and Transit District called and ordered, as required by law, the following specified district elections which were, as required by law, consolidated by the County with the following…