Heslep v. City of San Francisco

Mr. Ch. J. Murray

delivered the'opinion of the Court.

This was an action in the Court below to recover [2] damages * for a breach of contract concerning the delivery of a quantity of piles.

The defendants filed their answer denying generally all the allegations of the complaint, and the cause being thus at issue, the parties entered into a written stipulation, by which the whole matter was'referred to three persons, whose award was to be made the judgment of the Court, subject to all legal exceptions. The cause was not referred by order of Court, and the record contains no reference to the…