Wright
Wright v. City of Los Angeles
Opinion
Opinion
Hollenhorst, J.
Plaintiffs David and Erma Wright appeal from the judgment in favor of the City of Los Angeles, acting by and through the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (City), entered after its demurrer was sustained without leave to amend by the trial court.
Procedural Background and Facts
“Because this is an appeal of a judgment of dismissal entered after the sustaining of a general demurrer, \ . .we accept as true all the material allegations of the complaint.’ [Citation.]” (LiMandri v. Judkins (1997) 52 Cal.App.4th 326, 334 [ 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 539 ].) The Wrights’ complaint discloses the following facts:
The Wrights lived in a mobilehome in an area in Inyo County referred to as the Bishop Airport property (Property) which is owned by City. The Property consists of approximately 895 acres upon which is situated a municipal airport with runways, terminals, parking and other miscellaneous related structures, as well as an old, abandoned hospital building, a pump house, a communications center, and several mobilehomes.
In 1974, City leased the entire Property to the County of Inyo (County) for a term of 44 years. In January 1994, the County entered into a Bishop Airport…