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GRIFFITH v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS

Docket No. L.A. 25250.

52 Cal.2d 848 (1959)

345 P.2d 469

VAN M. GRIFFITH, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

November 6, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur E. Briggs for Appellant.

George C. Hadley, George W. Miley, Charles E. Spencer, Jr., Roger Arnebergh, City Attorney, Burke Jones, Assistant City Attorney, and Claude E. Hilker, Deputy City Attorney, for Respondents.

SCHAUER, J.

Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment for defendants1 in an action filed by plaintiff in April, 1955, in his capacity as a resident, citizen and taxpayer of the city of Los Angeles, and as the owner of a contingent remainder interest in real property known as "Griffith Park." Part of Griffith Park was granted to the city of Los Angeles by plaintiff's parents for use as a public park only, and part of it was acquired by...

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