Supreme Court of California

In an action involving assessment on real property, Court of Appeal's judgment is reversed where a property owner challenging individual assessments imposed on specific parcels of real property levied under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 does not have to comply with the general validation procedures set forth Code of Civil Procedure sec. 860 through 870.5.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/08/2009
• Published 06/08/2009

Judges

• KENNARD, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frank I. Mulberg, Mill Valley, and Brett D. Mulberg, for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Jack D. Cohen, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants., Trevor A. Grimm, Los Angeles, Jonathan M. Coupal and Timothy A. Bittle, Sacramento, for Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ann R. Danforth, Town Attorney;  McDonough Holland & Allen, Thomas R. Curry, Andrea S. Visveshwara, Oakland, and Kevin D. Siegel, for Defendants and Respondents., Colantuono & Levin, Michael G. Colantuono, Penn Valley, and Amy C. Sparrow, for League of California Cities and California State Association of Counties as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.