Supreme Court of California
VENTURA GROUP VENTURES, INC. v. VENTURA PORT DIST., S080112
Proposition 13 prohibits a county from levying property taxes, in excess of the one percent limit, pursuant to California Harbors and Navigation Code section 6361 to pay a money judgment as required by California Government Code sections 970-971.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/15/2001
- Published 02/15/2001
Judges
- BROWN, J.
Court
- Supreme Court of California
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Heily & Blase, John R. Johnson, Compton, and Carol J. Covington, Ventura, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- James L. McBride, County Counsel, Robert R. Orellana and Lawrence M. Matheney, Assistant County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent Board of Supervisors of County of Ventura., Lagerlof, Senecal, Bradley, Gosney & Kruse, H. Jess Senecal, and Thomas S. Bunn III, Pasadena, for Defendant and Respondent Ventura Port District., Robert G. Boehm, City Attorney (San Buenaventura), for 28 California Cities as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents., Trevor A. Grimm, Los Angeles, Jonathan M. Coupal, Sacramento, and Timothy A. Bittle for Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.