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<br />r.~ I~."'" <br />(.w..Jl <br /> <br />66 <br /> <br />~I E T II 0 POL I T ,\ N \I' ATE R 0 1ST R leT <br /> <br />ing almost identical grounds was filed, and the District's demurrel' <br />to the complaint has not yet been heard, <br /> <br />Tax litigation <br />Additional cases were filed against the County of Los Angeles, <br />the District, and other taxing jurisdictions, seeking cancellation of <br />tax deeds upon payment of delinquent taxes, exclusive of interest, <br />penalties and costs, in accordance with statutory procedure, but <br />because of certain validating legislation which became effective <br />September 15, ] !l45, these suits could not thereafter be maintained, <br />Ho\\'ever, in several instances where such cases had erroneously <br />been prosecuted by plaintiffs who were not the actual owners of <br />the parcels involved and did not have the right to redeem, the true <br />owner or redemptioner was able to maintain suit for relief, these <br />cases being handled upon stipulation vouched for by the County <br />. Counsel, and resulting in full redemption without waiver of any <br />interest, penaltie~ or costtl. <br />The action by the United States to quiet title to the Rancho Golf <br />Club property in the City of Los Angeles, pursuant to a conveyance <br />in trust to the United State" Commissioner of Internal Revenue to <br />secure the payment of a compromise settlement of income tax <br />liability of the contractee of the holding company of the Rancho <br />Golf Club Corporation. pending at the commencement of the year. <br />was settled by the City of Los Angeles, which tbereby acquired <br />title for use of the property as a public park. No cancellation of <br />the District's tax lien against this property was sought by the city <br />within the year, and the District continues to oppose such can- <br />cellation. <br />The action filed by the United States to foreclose federal estate <br />and income tax liens against the estate of a decedent owning <br />property in the City of Pasadena was compromised and settled by <br />the Government and the decedent's estate, thereby resulting in <br />dismissal of the action so as to retain the tax liens of the District <br />and other state tax Iienors, <br /> <br />Eminent dontain <br />In four of the condemnation actions in Riverside County the <br />District made motions for orders of court requiring the return to <br />the District of the interest earned by use of the District's moneys <br />while held in the custody of the court. The funds involved were <br />deposited as security to enable the District to take immediate pos. <br />session of the properties under condemnation, After hearing and <br />