Southern California Roads Co. v. McGuire

This is an original proceeding for a writ of mandate directed to the defendants as the members of and constituting the Board of Public Works of the City of Los Angeles, requiring defendants to pass upon the sufficiency and form of a certain contract for the improvement of Sepulveda Boulevard from National Boulevard to Venice Boulevard in said city, and to sign and execute said contract on behalf of said Board of Public Works. On the filing of this petition, an alternative writ of mandate was issued and served on said defendants. The defendants have appeared and filed a general demurrer to the…