Chambers v. Satterlee
California Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe Twelfth District Court,. City and County of Sitn Francisco, Defendants appeal from tbe judgment and from the order denying a new trial. Action to recover an assessment for alleged improvements on Yan Ness Avenue, in the city of San Francisco, from Clay street to Pacific street- The complaint alleges that the Board of Supervisors passed a resolution of intention to grade the avenue as above named, wbicb resolution was signed and published for ten days, etc.
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Appeal from tbe Twelfth District Court,. City and County of Sitn Francisco, Defendants appeal from tbe judgment and from the order denying a new trial. Action to recover an assessment for alleged improvements on Yan Ness Avenue, in the city of San Francisco, from Clay street to Pacific street- The complaint alleges that the Board of Supervisors passed a resolution of intention to grade the avenue as above named, wbicb resolution was signed and published for ten days, etc. Tbe resolution was passed July 29th, 1867, the publication began July 31st, 1867. August 12th a resolution providing for…
1Opinion of the CourtWallace, J.
Rhodes, C. J., dissenting. Sprague, J., expressed no opinion.
The plaintiff recovered upon an assessment for grading a portion of Yan Ness Avenue, in San Francisco, under the Consolidation Act, as amended in 1862-and 1863. This ap'peal is taken from judgment and order denying a new trial.
The first point presented by the appellant for our consideration assails the constitutionality of the statute under which the proceedings were had. It is argued that the leading principle of the Act (vicious in itself as it is said)' which directs that each lot shall be assessed in proportion to its frontage,…
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