Lesem v. Getty’s Empirical Analysis
1937
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
July 1984
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ex parte Haskell · Fowler v. Bebee · Harry Mulcrevy v. City and County of San Francisco · Carleton v. People · Reuter v. Bd. of Supervisors of San Mateo
Most-quoted passages
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“In Reuter v. Board of Supervisors, 220 Cal. 314, 326 [30 PaCal.2d 417], the court in dealing with another question arising out of the provisions of this same charter, said: 'The general purpose of section 7 1/2 of article XI of the Constitution was to give local self-government or county home rule to counties of the state by means of charters framed under said constitutional amendment. That this was the intent and purpose of the section clearly appears from the language of the section itself, which declares that, after the charter has been approved by the legislature”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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