Himmelmann v. Reay
Himmelmann v. Reay
Opinion of the Court
The only points involved in this case not determined in Himmelmann v. Reay, No. 1666,
Upon the first point we are entirely satisfied, from the
The statute does not prescribe any time within which the affidavit of demand shall be recorded by the Superintendent of Streets, and the fact that such record was not made for over two months after the return, could not, as we conceive, prejudice defendant’s rights, and should not be permitted to prejudice the rights of plaintiff, who had no control of the matter.
Upon the second point, we are satisfied the Court did not err in striking out defendant’s testimony, introduced for the purpose of establishing his set-off, and in disallowing such set-off. Such testimony tended to establish a claim against Michael Hayes, the original contractor, who assigned his contract to Dougherty before work under the same was commenced, and before any demand against defendant in favor of Hayes existed, by virtue of his contract. Dougherty performed the work, and assigned his warrant for the amount due him therefor to plaintiff, and neither Dougherty nor plaintiff prior to such last assignment, had any notice of defendant’s demand against Hayes, or of any agreement between Hayes and defendant in reference to an offset of
Judgment and order affirmed.
This case is before the Court on a re-hearing.
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- A. HIMMELMANN v. JOHN DOE REAY and RICHARD ROPER
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- Clebical ob Typogbaphical Ebbobs.—When it is made to appear that an assignment of error is based upon a clerical or typographical mistake, it will not be regarded by the Court. Stbeet Law of San Ebancisco. —The statute does not prescribe any time, within which the affidavit of demand shall be recorded by the Superintendent of Streets. Counteb Claim:.—H., a contractor to make certain street improvements, agreed with B., whose property was assessed for the improvement, and to whom H. was indebted, that H.’s debt might bo credited by the amount of B.’s assessment. Before any work was done by H., he assigned his contract for making the improvement to D., who did the work, and afterwards assigned his claim for the improvements to the plaintiff. Neither D. or plaintiff had any notice of the agreement between H. & B. In an action by plaintiff against B., for the amount of his assessment, it was held that the indebtedness from H. to B. furnished no ground for a counter claim