Fernan v. City of Palo Alto

COMSTOCK, J. pro tem.

Plaintiffs prosecute this appeal from a judgment in favor of defendants in an action for an injunction seeking to restrain the defendants from enforcing an ordinance of the city of Palo Alto requiring the payment of license fees in connection with the conduct of a laundry business.

It was stipulated that all of the allegations in the First Amended Complaint are true, except the allegation that the ordinance in question is illegal and void.

The plaintiffs are copartners engaged in the laundry business. The plant where their washing and ironing are done is located in the city…