Newport Wharf & Lumber Co. v. Drew

COOPER, C.—

This case has been here before, and the facts are there fully stated, 125 Cal. 585. It is a contest between plaintiff, arising by reason of material furnished and used in building a ward to the Southern California State Hospital, as to certain amounts that became due the contractor under the contract, and the Farmers’ Exchange Bank, one of the defendants, to whom the contractors had assigned the installments in contest.

The other defendants are members of the board of trustees of the asylum. The case originally involved the amount that became due to the contractors under the eighth…