Serenko v. Bright

Elizabeth Ann Serenko appeals from a judgment of the superior court denying her application for a writ of mandamus 1 and prohibition against the taking of her California driver’s license by respondent.

Appellant, who disputes herein the effect and application of the “implied consent law” (Veh. Code, § 13353), was the holder of a California driver’s license in September 1966 when the subject statute was enacted. Shortly thereafter, on November 15, 1966, at approximately 3:45 a.m., Officer Charles Powers of the Santa Monica Police Department' was driving his patrol ear southbound on Ocean Avenue…