City of Claremont v. Kruse

California Court of Appeal

100 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1 (2009)

Relevant factsFree

Darrell Kruse and CANNABIS (defendants) operated a medical marijuana dispensary in Claremont after the city denied a business license application and dismissed Kruse's appeal; Kruse continued operating without a license despite the city's warnings, in violation of the municipal code, which declared any code violation a nuisance. The City of Claremont (plaintiff) sued for nuisance and a permanent injunction; the trial court ruled for the city and enjoined the dispensary, and Kruse appealed.

IssueFree

Whether an activity or circumstance is a nuisance per se if a legislative body exercising its police powers expressly declares the activity or circumstance to be a nuisance.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

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