California Supreme Court July 1, 1874, No. 3,835 (Sloan v. Diggins)

By the Court, Rhodes, J.:

The defendant justifies the alleged trespass under a contract alleged to have been made between the Superintendent of Streets and certain persons who are therein described as the owners of the major part of the frontage of lots and lands liable to be assessed for the payment of the expenses of the work—the grading of a portion of Jones street—and a copy of the contract,