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CANALES v. CITY OF ALVISO

Docket No. S.F. 22724.

3 Cal.3d 118 (1970)

474 P.2d 417

89 Cal. Rptr. 601

JESUS CANALES et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CITY OF ALVISO, Defendant and Respondent; CITY OF SAN JOSE, Intervener and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

September 17, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Ephraim Margolin and Henry C. Krivetsky for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Neil Horton, Paul N. Halvonik, Stephen Manley and Grace M. Kubota as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Ferdinand P. Palla, City Attorney, Richard K. Karren, Assistant City Attorney, and Donald C. Atkinson, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendant and Respondent.

Johnston & Miller and Faber L. Johnston, Jr., for Intervener and Respondent.

OPINION

PETERS, J.

Petitioners brought an action to contest an election held in the City of Alviso in January of 1968 to determine whether that city should consolidate with the City of San Jose. The petitioners alleged that they were electors of Alviso, that consolidation carried only because of illegal votes, that respondents offered valuable consideration to induce Alvisans to vote in favor of consolidation, and that the election...

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