Rosetta Gravel, Etc., Co. v. Bisso

This suit to recover the amount of a claim for street paving is resisted on various grounds.

1st. That the property is community, not paraphernal, and hence defendant cannot stand in judgment.

2nd. That the gravel was not laid on the street in front or abutting the property.

3rd. That the certificate upon which the suit is based is issued by one who was not City Surveyor at the time the work was done, and who was an assistant not legally authorized to sign a certificate,

4th. That the contract was made on illegal terms, the property-holders portion to be paid cash and the City’s on terms of…