Houston v. McKenna

This is an action brought by a contractor against a property holder in San Francisco, to enforce a lien and payment for work done in grading Mason Street from O’Farrell to Ellis streets. The defendant demurred to the complaint on the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and that it was ambiguous, unintelligible, and uncertain. The Court below sustained the demurrer, and, the plaintiff failing to amend his complaint, rendered a final judgment for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appeals.

It appears from the complaint that the work was not…