Blyth v. Torre
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco; J. C. Hebbard, Judge. Consolidated action by Henry Blyth and others against Luigi Torre and others to foreclose mechanics’ liens. From the judgment, plaintiff Blyth appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGaroutte, J.
This action is brought to foreclose a number of mechanics’ liens, and Henry Blyth appeals from the judgment. A written contract was entered into between Luigi Torre and Antonio Raffo, the owners of certain land, and a contractor, Gardiner, for the erection of a building thereon. The contract was for an amount in excess of $1,000, and was not filed in the recorder’s office, but a memorandum *913thereof was so filed. The contractor failed to pay the laborers, materialmen, etc., and this action was brought by various lien claimants. Blyth, appellant, as the assignee of Blyth and Trott, materialmen,…
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