Legal Opinion

Fletcher v. Prather

California Supreme Court

Decided May 3, 1894No. 15667PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Haynes, C.

Under proceedings had by the board of supervisors of the city and county of San Francisco, a contract was let to the defendant Prather for the construction of a sewer constituting an outlet of a system of sewers in that part of the city known as the Richmond district. The proposed sewer, or a considerable portion of it, is not to be constructed in a public street, but in private lands, the right of way for which has been granted by the owners. Fletcher, the appellant here, is the owner of lands within the assessment district, upon which the cost of constructing the sewer would be…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Attorney General v. RansonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
  2. Blakemore v. DolanIndiana Supreme Court · 1875
  3. Goodno v. City of OshkoshWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
  4. Holbrook v. NicholIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
  5. Commonwealth v. KennesonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. People v. Western Fruit GrowersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
  2. In Re MillerArizona Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Worthington v. District Court of the Second Judicial DistrictNevada Supreme Court · 1914
  4. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  5. Whitfield v. DaviesWashington Supreme Court · 1914

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