Los Angeles Gas Co. v. Toberman
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff and from an order denying a new trial in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles. Sepulveda, J.
1Opinion of the Court
McKee, J.:
This appeal comes from an order denying the motion of the appellant for a new trial, and from the final judgment entered in the case.
*201The case involves the right of the plaintiff and respondent to a writ of mandate to compel the Mayor of the city of Los Angeles to sign a warrant, drawn by order of the City Council, for a claim which had been examined, allowed, and ordered to be paid to the plaintiff; but the Mayor refused to sign because the alleged contract, upon which the claim was founded, was not binding upon the city.
It appears by the petition for the writ that the Los Angeles…
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