Order sustaining defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s action for a tax refund is affirmed where writing or reforming Revenue and Taxation Code sec. 24402 to sever its invalid portion would not be consistent with the enacting legislature’s intent and would contradict the purpose of its enactment, and therefore would be inappropriate for the present court to rewrite or reform.    

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Appellate InformationAPPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Irving S. Feffer, Judge. Affirmed.SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREEFiled July 21, 2009

JudgesBefore KITCHING J., KLEIN, P.J., ALDRICH, J. Opinion by KITCHING J.

CounselFor Plaintiff: Baker & McKenzie, J. Pat Powers, Tod L. Gamlen, Jerry Salcido and Scott L. Brandman.For Defendant: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Felix E. Leatherwood and Brian D. Wesley, Deputy Attorneys General.

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