Robillwayne Corp. v. City of Los Angeles

This appeal is from a judgment declaring that those portions of the Los Angeles Municipal Code which call for the licensing of a “Public Solicitor” are unenforceable against the plaintiffs for the reason that a general law of the state, Business and Professions Code sections 7520 through 7583, has preempted the subject matter. Plaintiffs are a corporation licensed by the state as an insurance adjuster, the company manager who has qualified as such under the provisions of the state statute, and three other company employees. The city is the sole defendant.

The action was tried on plaintiffs’…