Wright v. Compton Unified School District

Opinion

DUNN, J.

In June 1971, plaintiff commenced an action against the Compton Unified School District to recover compensation for legal services rendered. In its answer to the complaint defendant alleged, as an affirmative defense, that plaintiff’s claim was unenforceable because it constituted an indebtedness or liability in excess of the debt limitation set forth in California Constitution article XIII, section 40.

The parties stipulated that the action could be tried without a jury and that the court could render judgment on the basis of the pleadings and the following agreed statement of…