Legal Opinion

W. W. Montague & Co. v. English

California Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 1897No. Sac. No. 232PublishedCited by 8 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Solano County. A. J. Buckles, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtGaroutte, J.

Montague & Co. petitioned the superior court for a writ of mandate to compel the city treasurer of the city of Vallejo to pay a certain warrant drawn for the sum of ninety dollars and eighty-five cents by the trustees of said city. A demurrer was sustained to the petition, and the soundness of that ruling of the trial court is the matter presented here for consideration.

The material facts disclosed by the petition may be thus summarized: In January, 1895, the aforesaid city, by its trustees, resolved to purchase and did purchase from Montague & Co. one hundred feet of waterpipe for the sum of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Weaver v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Smith v. BroderickCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Cross v. ZellerbachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1883

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Arthur v. City of PetalumaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Higgins v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Bottoms v. Madera Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
  4. Fox v. City of PasadenaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935
  5. Compton Community College Federation of Teachers v. Compton Community College DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985

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