Edmonds

Edmonds v. Board of Supervisors

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1953 Cal. LEXIS 243·40 Cal. 2d 903·255 P.2d 781
Supreme Court of CaliforniaApril 14, 1953L. A. No. 21807California633 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Spence, J.

Plaintiff sought a writ of review to annul an order of defendant board of supervisors revoking his license to operate a trailer court in a residential area. The trial court sustained the action of the board, and plaintiff appeals.

This action is a companion ease to Edmonds v. County of Los Angeles, L. A. No. 21915, ante, p. 642 [ 255 P.2d 772 ], this day decided. Consistent with the views expressed therein, the judgment is affirmed.

Gibson, C. J., Shenk, J., and Traynor, J., concurred.

The principal question presented in this

proceeding is whether the board of supervisors had the authority to revoke the petitioner’s license to operate a trailer court because he continued his business with 48 units for more than three years after the date of the order made upon his application for a zone variance. The board relies upon *904 the judgment in Edmonds v. County of Los Angeles, ante, p. 642 [ 255 P.2d 772 ], as authority for revoking the permit.

The appeal is presented upon an agreed statement of facts which states that, following the adoption of a zoning ordinance, Edmonds applied for an exception to it. Thereafter, the board of supervisors granted an exception. “This exception…

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