Grady

Appellants have appealed from judgments of the superior court which set aside, vacated and dismissed alternative writs of mandate, denied their respective petitions for a peremptory writ of mandate, decreed that they take nothing by the respective parties against respondent Insurance Commissioner of the State of California in which they sought review, rescission and revocation of his order affecting certain selected group disability insurance and their respective interests therein, and awarded respondent his costs.

The controversy revolves around the construction of the provisions of section 10270.97 of the Insurance Code 1 which *821 permit insurers to give preferential rates for disability insurance written under individual policies issued to members of an association which qualifies under those provisions. The parties have stipulated as follows: ‘ ‘ The sole questions to be resolved by the appeal are the construction, interpretation, application and constitutionality of Insurance Code section 10270.97 and the orders of respondent, dated May 6, 1964, and June 4, 1964, and whether or not respondent’s said Orders are supported by the law and competent evidence and whether or not…