Legal Opinion
Title Guarantee & Trust Co. v. City of Long Beach
California Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1935No. S. F. No. 15259PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLangdon, J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandate to compel the levy of a tax sufficient to pay a portion of a judgment against respondent city.
In 1928 bonds in the sum of $2,700,000 were voted by the electors of the city for certain harbor improvements. In 1929, a contract for certain of the work was let to C. J. Kubach Company, for the price of $838,034.09. The contractor notified the city of certain alleged defects in the plans and specifications, but was ordered to proceed with the work, and did so. Between May and July of 1930, a number of bulkheads constructed under the contract gave way. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Martin v. FisherCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
- Brooks v. City of GilroyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1934
- W. W. Montague & Co. v. EnglishCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
- Bilby v. McKenzieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
- Le Clerg v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1933
3Cited by4 opinions
- Douglass v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935
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- C. J. Kubach Co. v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- Douglass v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935