McHugh v. Voyce

LUCAS, J., pro tem.

Four actions are involved in this appeal, three brought by Frank J. McHugh, a street contractor, against several property owners to foreclose certain street improvement liens created pursuant to the “1918 street improvement ordinance” of San Francisco, and one by said property owners against the same McHugh and members of the board of public works of San Francisco to cancel the assessments upon which the liens were based. In this latter action the said McHugh filed a cross-complaint similar to his complaints filed in the other three actions.

In all four actions the liens in…