Allen

California Department of Public Works, Division of Bay Toll Crossings (Department) and City Transit Systems (Company) have separately filed notices of appeal from a judgment signed and entered on May 7, 1974, for the direct payment of money to each of 24 plaintiffs, all of whom are former employees of Company.

The action in which the judgment was rendered was for declaratory relief commenced July 19, 1971.

Department has constructed a bridge across a part of San Diego Bay between the Cities of San Diego and Coronado. Until the bridge was opened to use on August 3, 1969, Company owned and operated a system of ferry boats between the two cities. Prior to Department’s authorization to build the bridge, there had been legislation in which the toll bridge authority, now division of bay toll crossings, was directed to reimburse Company for amounts paid by Company to such of its employees as should not, under certain conditions, be employed by the State of California (State) should the bridge be built. The amounts for which all plaintiffs were held entitled to money judgments from both State and Company represented such severance pay to be calculated according to a certain…