McVerry v. Kidwell

This is an action to recover an assessment for constructing a sewer in the city and county of San Francisco. The defense was that the sewer was not constructed in accordance with the contract and specifications. The court found that the contract required the work to be done in a good and workmanlike manner, the bricks to be sound and hard-burned, one barrel of cement to be used to each barrel of sand, and no lime to be used; that at least seven per centum of the bricks used were not sound hard-burned bricks, but were of quality inferior thereto, and were used with intent to cheat and defraud…