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Real Estate/Development

Nov. 30, 2011

Does snooping for the Coastal Commission mean never having to say you’re sorry?

The "private necessity" doctrine may be twisted to give trespassers a pass. By Paul J. Beard II and Jennifer M. Fry of the Pacific Legal Foundation


By Paul J. Beard II and Jennifer M. Fry


Will the California Coastal Commission be allowed to use trespassers as informants when it's looking to justify some kind of action against a property owner? Will California courts give the "private necessity" doctrine a new - and unjustified - twist, to give the trespassers a pass if they're sued?


These are the issues at stake as the state Supreme Court is being asked to review the case of N...

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