47 Cal. 15 | Cal. | 1873
This action was brought to recover a street assessment in the city of San Francisco, and the plaintiff had judgment. Two points only are presented by the appellants, one relating to the sufficiency of the complaint, and the other to the sufficiency of the evidence.
1. We think the demurrer to the complaint was properly
2. After the notice of intention had been published the requisite time, certain property owners on the street, but not the defendants here, filed with the Clerk of the Board a remonstrance against the construction of the proposed sewer at that time. This remonstrance was referred to a committee of the Board, and on the next day, before any report was received from the committee, and without any action directly upon the remonstrance, the Board ordered the sewer to be constructed. .It is now claimed that the right to object to any proposed work is the day in Court of the property holder, and that the Board had no power to order the work to be done until after it had heard and passed upon the remonstrance. The statute provides that “ all owners of lands or lots, or portions of lots, who may feel aggrieved by, or who may have objections to, any of the subsequent proceedings of the said Board in relation to the work mentioned in such notices of intention, shall file with the said Clerk a petition or remonstrance, wherein
There are two sufficient answers to the point made. First—The defendants to. this action did not feel aggrieved, and did not file any remonstrance against the proposed work. Conceding that the right to object to any proposed work is the day in Court of the property holder, still the defendants had their day in Court, and it is a matter of no concern to them whether certain other property holders, who do not complain, had theirs or not. Second—The decision of the Board upon the remonstrance is made final and conclusive. Practically and in effect the Board did pass upon and decide against the remonstrance, when in disregard of it, it ordered the sewer to be built. The decision being final, it is not easy to see how the parties filing the paper would have been better or worse off if a formal order had been entered denying their power.
Judgment and order affirmed.
Neither Mr. Justice Rhodes nor Mr. Justice Crockett expressed an opinion.