Gospel Army v. City of Los Angeles

27 Cal.2d 232 (1945)

THE GOSPEL ARMY (a Corporation), Respondent,

v.

CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Appellants.

L. A. No. 18808.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Nov. 20, 1945.

Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, Frederick von Schrader, Assistant City Attorney, and Wilbur Bassett, Deputy City Attorney, for Appellants.

Robert H. Wallis for Respondent.

TRAYNOR, J.

Certain ordinances of the City of Los Angeles regulate transactions in secondhand goods and solicitations for charitable purposes. Plaintiff, an incorporated religious organization, brought this suit to enjoin the enforcement of these ordinances…