KNOFF v. CITY ETC. OF SAN FRANCISCO

Docket Nos. 24553, 25160.

1 Cal.App.3d 184 (1969)

81 Cal. Rptr. 683

IDA KNOFF et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Two Cases.)

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.

October 27, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Thomas M. O'Connor, City Attorney, and George E. Baglin, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendants and Appellants.

Chickering & Gregory, John P. MacMeeken, Orrick, Herrington, Rowley & Sutcliffe, James K. Haynes, Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, Max Weingarten, Richard L. Greene, Ehrlich & Allison, Philip S. Ehrlich, Jr., Irving Rovens, Cushing, Cullinan, Hancock & Rothert, Vincent Cullinan and Stephen H. Slabach as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants in Civ. No. 24553.

Johnston, Platt, Klein & Horton, Robert D. Platt and V. Judson Klein as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants in Civ. Nos. 24553 and 25160.

Lowenthal & Lowenthal, Morris Lowenthal, Jerome N. Field and Thorpe & Cummings for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

RATTIGAN, Acting P.J.

In 1965, an extensive investigation by the grand jury for the City and County of San Francisco resulted in the indictment of Russell L. Wolden, the assessor thereof, on multiple counts charging his criminal misconduct in office. Four San Francisco taxpayers thereafter commenced this action in the form of a taxpayers' suit against the City and County, its board of supervisors (as such and as the board...

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