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COUNTY OF L.A. v. SOUTHERN ETC. GAS CO.

Docket No. L.A. 22570.

42 Cal.2d 129 (1954)

266 P.2d 27

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Appellant, v. SOUTHERN COUNTIES GAS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA (a Corporation), Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

January 22, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, A. Curtis Smith and Gerald G. Kelly, Assistant County Counsel, and John H. Larson, Deputy County Counsel, for Appellant.

LeRoy M. Edwards, Oscar C. Sattinger and Frank P. Doherty for Respondent.

Louis W. Myers and O'Melveny & Myers, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondent.

TRAYNOR, J.

This appeal involves the same basic problems as those presented in City of San Diego v. Southern Calif. Tel. Corp., ante, p. 110 [266 P.2d 14].

Defendant is a public utility engaged in purchasing and selling illuminating gas. It produces a small amount of the gas it sells. Its system is an integrated one and extends through six counties, including the County of Los Angeles. It holds franchises granted...

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