Thompson v. City of Compton

Petitioner is the owner of certain improvement bonds issued as a result of three distinct improvements *667initiated by the City of Compton under the 1911 Improvement Act (Stats. 1911, p. 730, as amended), the bonds being issued under the Bond Improvement Act of 1915 (Stats. 1915, p. 1441, as amended). He seeks the writ of mandamus to compel the respondent city and its officers, and the respondent county tax collector to levy and collect a tax on all of the taxable property in the city for the purpose of paying the principal and interest on his bonds. The cause is submitted to this court on the…