Elbert, Ltd. v. Nolan

This action involves the right to effect a partition of three vacant lots in the city of Los Angeles, the facts being undisputed. Plaintiff’s claim stems from the ownership of three unpaid street improvement bonds which were issued as liens, respectively, on each of the three lots—one in 1924, and two in 1928—pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911 (Stats. 1911, p. 730; Leering’s Gen. Laws, 1937, Act 8199), as amended. No foreclosure proceedings were instituted following the maturity dates of said bonds. Meanwhile the county and city taxes on the three lots became delinquent and under the…