Mayrhofer v. Board of Education of San Diego

Citations

• 89 Cal. 110
• 26 P. 646
• 1891 Cal. LEXIS 782

Syllabus

<p>Statutory Construction — Rights of State. — The state is not bound by the general words o£ a statute which would operate to trench upon its sovereign rights, injuriously affect its capacity to perform its functions, or establish a right of action against it.</p> <p>Id.—Mechanic’s Lien Law—Public Property — School-house.—Under the constitution and laws of this state regulating mechanics’ liens, no public property or public building is subject to a mechanic’s lien, and none can be enforced against a school-house erected by a public school district.</p>