McCandless v. City of Los Angeles

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in an action for damages to real property. The defendant city, through its city council at a regular meeting, passed a resolution adopting the report of its tunnels, bridges and viaducts committee and instructed its board of public works “to prepare plans, consider and enter into a contract” for the construction of an underground subway in the street in front of the plaintiff’s property. This order was executed by its board of public works, by advertising for and receiving bids for such construction, awarding the…