Merco Construction Engineers, Inc. v. Municipal Court

Opinion

CLARK, J.

Appeal from judgment denying petition for writ of mandate directing, inter alia, the respondent Long Beach Municipal

*727Court to allow petitioner, Merco Construction Engineers, Inc., a corporation (Merco), to appear in a civil action through a corporate officer not an attorney.1 Merco relies on Code of Civil Procedure section 90, purporting to authorize such an appearance.2 We conclude the Legislature cannot constitutionally vest in a person not licensed to practice law the right to appear in a court of record in behalf of another person, including a corporate entity. We therefore…