Hannon

The first of the above-entitled causes, No. 408, is an appeal from a judgment denying plaintiff’s petition foi a writ of review directed to said defendants in their capacity of and as constituting the board of police commissioners of the city of Los Angeles, said petition being based upon the alleged fact that said board had unlawfully made an order whereby it revoked the employment agency license which had theretofore been issued to and under which said Crowley was conducting an employment agency. The second entitled action, No. 409, is an appeal from a judgment denying plaintiff’s petition for a writ of mandate requiring defendants, as officials of the city of Los Angeles, to issue to him a license and permit to conduct an employment agency in said city.

In each case the respondents have filed a motion to dismiss the appeal upon the ground, supported by certificate of such fact, that since the taking of said appeal said Crowley has died, and said right of action is not one which survives to the personal representative of said deceased. The administrator of said deceased has been duly substituted as appellant in said proceedings, and the notice of said motions duly served upon…