Legal Opinion

Hughes v. Alsip

California Supreme Court

Decided May 9, 1896No. Sac. No. 29PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County. A. P. Gatlin,. Judge. The action was brought to foreclose six several liens for street improvements in the city of Sacramento.

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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County. A. P. Gatlin,. Judge. The action was brought to foreclose six several liens for street improvements in the city of Sacramento. The work was done under a resolution of intention, passed April 3, 1893, by the board of trustees of the city, to order that “Twenty-first street, from the south line of P street to the center line of T street in said city, except such portion thereof as is required by law to be kept in order or repair by any person or company having railroad tracks thereon, be, where not already done, improved by…

1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.

Action to foreclose several liens for street assessments in Sacramento City. Judgment went for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

The motion for a new trial cannot be considered, «though that question is not of much consequence here, because nearly all of appellant’s points are made on the alleged insufficiency of the complaint. The notice of motion for a new trial does not state what it will be based on; that is, it does not state whether it would be made upon affidavits, minutes of the court, bill of exceptions, or…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hallock v. JaudinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
  2. Schluter v. HarveyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Treanor v. HoughtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Cutting Fruit Packing Co. v. CantyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Realty Construction & Mortgage Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
  3. McCaleb v. DreyfusCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Smith v. IbosCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
  5. Barker v. McKellarIdaho Supreme Court · 1930

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