Thoits v. Byxbee
California Court of Appeal
APPLICATION for a Writ of Mandate originally made to the District Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District to compel a superintendent of streets to enter into a contract for street improvement. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
This is a proceeding in mandamus brought by petitioners, owners of certain lots in the city of Palo Alto, included, among others, within a project of street improvement, against the superintendent of streets of said city, to compel him to enter into a contract with the successful bidder for said work.
Other property owners intervened in the suit and joined with the respondent in resisting the demand of the petitioners that said respondent be compelled to enter into such contract.
Issues of fact being raised by the pleadings, the matter was by this court referred for the taking of…
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