Bates v. Ransome-Crummey Co.

Amy Bates and ten other property owners sued the Ransome-Crummey Co., a corporation, and Louis Lightston, treasurer of the city of San Jose, to quiet title to their respective properties and for an injunction restraining the defendants from interfering with the plaintiffs’ properties or asserting any interest therein or lien thereon. Louis Lightston, as treasurer, filed a disclaimer. The Ransome-Crummey Co. answered, and by way of cross-complaint sought to establish the lien of a street assessment and the validity of bonds issued to represent the assessments on the respective parcels of land…