JOHNSON v. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF CITY OF OAKLAND, CAL.

No. 18311.

317 F.2d 872 (1963)

Wade JOHNSON et al., Appellants, v. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF the CITY OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, a public body, Corporate and Politic, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Travis, Oakland, Cal., for appellants.

Knox, Goforth & Ricksen, and Calvin T. Goforth, Oakland, Cal., and McDonough, Holland, Schwartz, Allen & Wahrhaftig, Martin McDonough and Daniel F. Gallery, Sacramento, Cal., for appellees Redevelopment Agency of City of Oakland.

Hilton J. Melby, City Atty., and Frederick M. Cunningham, Deputy City Atty., Oakland, Cal., for appellees City of Oakland and John C. Houlihan, Mayor of City of Oakland.

Before ORR, BARNES and JERTBERG, Circuit Judges.


ORR, Circuit Judge.

In order to promote slum clearance and urban renewal, the Congress of the United States in 1949 enacted the Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1441 et seq. In furtherance of the same aim, California has provided by law for the creation of a redevelopment agency, functioning under the California Redevelopment Law, Sections 33000-33985 of the California Health & Safety Code. The City Council of the City of Oakland, California decided to redevelop...

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