Buckman v. Ferguson
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of .the City and County of San Francisco and from an order denying a new trial. J. M. Sea well, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
Action to foreclose a street assessment in San Francisco.
The validity of the assessment is contested upon the ground that the contract for doing the work was invalid by reason of the failure on the part of the superintendent of streets to fix the time for the commencement and the completion of the work. Judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant, from which and from an order denying his motion for a new trial the plaintiff has appealed.
The contract in question was awarded to W. H. Maxwell, and notice of the award having been posted and published December 11, 1890, the contract was…
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