Taylor

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco denying appellant’s petition for a writ of mandamus which sought relief from an order issued by respondent Bureau of Private Investigators and Adjusters of the State of California suspending appellant’s license as a Class A Investigator for a period of 60 days.

An accusation in two counts was filed against Howard R. Taylor in November, 1952, which was served upon him together with notice of hearing thereon, which was set for January 26, 1953. Taylor requested a hearing pursuant to Government Code, section 11506, and objected to the form of the accusation on the ground that Counts 1 and 2 were so indefinite and uncertain that the accused could not identify the transactions nor prepare his defense thereto.

Section 7551, subdivision (e) [Bus. & Prof. Code], violations of which were charged, reads as follows:

Count 1 of the accusation alleges: “That since the issuance of the aforesaid license, and on or about the 1st day of May, 1952, while Wenona Mae Gillette was in lawful possession of the premises and building known as 5 Neila Way, Mill Valley, California, the said respondent…