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CITY OF LOS ANGELES v. RANCHO HOMES, INC.

Docket No. L.A. 22379.

40 Cal.2d 764 (1953)

256 P.2d 305

CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Respondent, v. RANCHO HOMES, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

April 28, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. McClean for Appellant.

Morrow & Morrow and H. Bradley Jones as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellant.

Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, Bourke Jones, Assistant City Attorney, and James A. Doherty, Deputy City Attorney, for Respondent.

EDMONDS, J.

The city of Los Angeles sued Rancho Homes, Inc., to recover the amount assertedly due the city for license taxes. The corporation's appeal from a judgment in favor of the city requires the construction of the ordinance which is the basis of the controversy.

Rancho Homes was organized, among other purposes, "to carry on the business of acquiring, subdividing, improving, selling and otherwise dealing in and disposing of real property." Commencing...

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