Woodruff v. Adams

DESMOND, J., pro tem.

This is an appeal from a judgment of !$5,074.94, rendered by the court sitting without a jury, in favor of the plaintiff, and from an order entered by another judge of the same court denying a new trial.

Defendant early in 1929 was the owner of a tract of land in the city of Los Angeles which he proposed to subdivide into building lots. He employed plaintiff to level the ground, grade streets within or bordering upon the tract and construct sidewalks and curbs on certain of the streets. The agreement of the parties was reduced to writing and fixed the price to be paid…