¶1*157The judgment of the Court below was reversed from the bench, on the ground that the provisions of the Act of April 4th, 1870, did not apply to contracts entered into before the passage of that Act, and the Court below was directed to overrule the demurrer.
44 Cal. 153
Dyer v. Pixley
Decided July 1, 1872
California Supreme Court · decided 1872-07-01
The action was on a street assessment made in July, 1870, under a contract for street work entered into in 1869. The contract was made under and in accordance with the Act of March 26th, 1868 (Stats. 1867-8, p. 358), and the Acts of which it is amendatory.
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Decided 1872-07-01
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