California Improvement Co. v. Quinchard
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Alameda County. A. L. Frick, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
Action upon a street assessment. Section 5 of the street improvement act (Stats. 1889, p. 162) provides that the owners of three-fourths of the frontage may elect to take the work and enter into a written contract therefor, at the price at which it was awarded, within ten days after the first posting and publication of the notice of award; and that, if they fail to elect to take the work and enter into a contract therefor within said ten days, the superintendent of streets shall enter into a contract with the original bidder to whom the contract- was awarded. Until the expiration of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Perine v. ForbushCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Manning v. DenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Diggins v. HartshorneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- Burke v. TurneyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880
- Perham v. KuperCalifornia Supreme Court · 1882
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Bruce v. PopeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
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