Piffero v. County of Mendocino
After their application for a permit for an on site sewage disposal system was denied, appellants brought an action for damages against respondent County of Mendocino and three employees of its Department of Public Health. The trial court granted summary adjudication or judgment on the pleadings to the county and its employees on each of seven causes of action. Appellants appeal the subsequent judgment, contending inter alia that the trial court erroneously required them to exhaust judicial remedies by filing a timely petition for mandate before bringing their tort causes of action for damages. They also argue in the alternative that if the time for filing a petition for mandate began to run when the original permit was rejected, the doctrine of equitable estoppel should apply to extend the time for filing the mandamus action.Court affirm the judgment.
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