Ellis v. Workman

GRAY, C.

This is an appeal from an order and judgment of the court denying plaintiffs’ petition for a writ of mandate.

The petition alleges in substance that certain real estate belonging to plaintiffs was sold by the defendant treasurer of the city of Los Angeles, for failure to pay the installments of a certain street-improvement bond constituting a lien thereon, to the defendant Donegan for $4,435.34, which sum was the total amount of said bond and interest, and that said treasurer, as such, issued to Donegan a certificate of said sale. It was further alleged that notwithstanding the full…