Jamison v. Dept. of Transportation
Annotate this CasePlaintiff William O. Jamison owned large parcels of land near Sierraville in Sierra County, commonly referred to as Alpers Ranch. Plaintiff grazed cattle on the land for about seven months each year. The trial court enjoined the state Department of Transportation (Caltrans) from removing an obstruction plaintiff placed against a ditch culvert within a state highway right-of-way without an encroachment permit. But after review of this matter, the Court of Appeals concluded the trial court erred in granting the injunction, as no evidence supported an exception to the statutory bar prohibiting injunctions that prevent the execution of a public statute by public officers for public purposes.
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