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45 Cal. 249

Himmelmann v. Woolrich

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1873

California Supreme Court · decided 1873-07-01

The plaintiff' sued to recover money alleged to be due upon a contract for grading Eighteenth street from Roe street to Castro street. The complaint is in the usual form for such actions.

Decided 1873-07-01

By the Court:

¶1Judgment passed for the defendants below upon demurrer to the complaint.

¶21. The first ground of demurrer argued in the respondent’s brief is that the complaint does not show that the assessment sued on contained the several requisites set forth in sections eight and nine of the San Francisco Street Law.

¶3Upon looking into the complaint, however, we see that it is drawn in conformity with the requirements of the Act of 1869-70 (page 899, Sec. 9), prescribing what it shall be necessary for a complaint to aver in an action of this character.

¶42. The second ground relied upon is that it is not averred “ that the Board ordered or directed their Clerk to sign the resolution of intention.” '

¶5■ This objection is not tenable in view of the provisions of the statute already referred to.

¶63. The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grounds of demurrer argued here are not well taken; they are all answered by reference to the provisions of the statute already referred to, by which it will be seen that the supposed omissions and insufficiencies in pleading pointed out in these several grounds of demurrer are cured.

¶74. The seventh and eighth grounds of demurrer insisted *252upon are that the demand and return do not appear to have been made by the contractor, or his agent or assignee, but only by the agent of such assignee.

¶8We think, however, that the agent of the assignee is competent for both purposes.

¶9Judgment reversed, and cause remanded, with directions to overrule the demurrer.

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