Chamberlin v. City of Los Angeles

From a judgment in favor of defendant insurance companies predicated upon the sustaining of their demurrer to plaintiff’s complaint as amended in an action to recover upon a contract of indemnity insurance, plaintiff appeals.

Facts : The Los Angeles Municipal Code provided that an applicant in order to place benches on streets in the city of Los Angeles must, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a permit, post and maintain with the city a surety bond or policy of public liability insurance conditioned as follows:

“(b) The bond or policy shall be conditioned that the permittee will…