Fay Improvement Co. v. De Budge

This is an appeal hy the defendant from a judgment against him for $845 for street work done by the plaintiff under a contract with various owners of property fronting on Crescent Avenue, between Leese and Murray Streets, San Francisco, including the intersection of Leese Street and Crescent Avenue. The appellant owned one lot of land on Crescent Avenue, with a frontage of 25 feet. His three minor children owned three lots fronting on the same street and adjoining his property. The improvements were made under two separate contracts, one for the block proper and the other for the intersection. Copies of these contracts were attached to and made a part of the complaint. The defendant became a party to both contracts, and, according to the testimony, personally affixed the land frontage after his name as 123 feet 5 inches on the contract for the improvement of Crescent Avenue and 156 feet and 8 inches for the intersection of Leese Street and Crescent Avenue. In addition to these improvements the plaintiff repaired a sidewalk and constructed three side sewers at the request of defendant. Recovery for this repair work and sewer construction is included in the judgment, and to this…