Where, in the exercise of the police power, a license is issued, the license is not a contract but only a permission to enjoy the privilege for the time specified, on the terms stated; and it may be abrogated.
(Civil Code 1895, § 15; Civil Code 1910, § 15; Code 1933, § 20-117.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 50 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, §§ 2 et seq., 29, 89.
C.J.S.- 17A C.J.S., Contracts, § 327.
ALR.
- Willful or intentional variation by contractor from terms of contract in regard to material or work as affecting measure of damages, 6 A.L.R. 137.