West Coast Home Improvement Co. v. Contractors' State Licence Board

Petitioner and appellant (hereinafter designated as petitioner) filed in the superior court a petition for a writ of mandate directing the defendant and respondent (hereinafter referred to as respondent) to set aside its order and decision revoking the contractor’s license of petitioner, to restore said license to petitioner, and to dismiss the complaint and proceedings thereon pending before respondent board. From a judgment denying the peremptory writ of mandate prayed for petitioner prosecutes this appeal.

For a number of years prior to the entry of the judgment herein petitioner had been licensed as a contractor and was carrying on such business in Los Angeles County. On or about August 23, 1943, a complaint was filed with respondent board wherein petitioner was charged with violating the provisions of sections 7109, 7111, 7114, 7115, 7116, 7117 and 7118 of the Business and Professions Code. Within the time provided by law petitioner filed with respondent board a written answer to the charges set forth in said complaint. Thereafter a hearing was had as provided by law before a duly appointed, qualified and acting deputy registrar of contractors. The proceedings at such…