STANSON v. MOTT

Docket No. L.A. 30567.

17 Cal.3d 206 (1976)

551 P.2d 1

130 Cal. Rptr. 697

SAM STANSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WILLIAM PENN MOTT, JR., as Director, etc., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

June 22, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Joel M. Kriger for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Carl Boronkay, Assistant Attorney General, Anthony C. Joseph and Anthony M. Summers, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

TOBRINER, J.

On June 4, 1974, California voters approved a $250 million bond issue to provide funds for the future acquisition of park land and recreational and historical facilities by state and municipal authorities. One day before the election, plaintiff Sam Stanson filed the present taxpayer suit, alleging that defendant William Penn Mott, Jr., Director of the California Department of Parks and Recreation (department)...

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