LARSON v. LESSER


106 So.2d 188 (1958)

J. Edwin LARSON, State Treasurer of the State of Florida, as Insurance Commissioner of the State of Florida, Appellant, v. Melvin M. LESSER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 5, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Allan F. Milledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Cypen, Salmon & Cypen and Michael H. Salmon, Miami Beach, for appellee.


THORNAL, Justice.

Appellant Larson, who was defendant below in a declaratory judgment proceeding, seeks reversal of a final decree declaring Section 636.261, Florida Statutes 1957, F.S.A., to be unconstitutional.

The point to be determined is whether the cited statute constitutes an invalid attempt to invade the appellee's right to contract.

Appellee Lesser was engaged in the business of a "public adjuster...

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