California Court of Appeal

In eminent domain action, jury verdict for defendant, denial of litigation expenses, and order granting set-off against interest due on judgment in the amount of rent owed to plaintiff are affirmed over claims that: 1) the trial court erroneously refused to permit defendant to litigate the propriety of the resolution of necessity pursuant to which the plaintiff condemned the property; 2) the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant's motion for litigation expenses; and 3) the trial court improperly adopted the plaintiff's proposed final judgment of condemnation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2007
• Published 07/30/2007

Judges

• KLEIN, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anita C. Willis, City Attorney, Cal Phil Saunders, Interim City Attorney;  Kane Ballmer & Berkman, Royce K. Jones and June Ailin, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Century Law Group, Karen A. Larson, Los Angeles, and Daniel A. Woodford, for Defendant and Appellant.