Sun Oil Co. v. City of Ferndale

On or about January 27, 1965, plaintiff, Sun Oil Company, filed an application for a building permit with the defendant, city of Ferndale, to erect a gasoline station on property located at the southeast corner of 9 Mile road and Allen street in the city of Ferndale. On February 9, 1965, the Ferndale city commission sitting as a zoning board of appeals denied the request of Sun Oil Company for a building permit. On February 17, 1965, Sun Oil Company filed a complaint in the Oakland circuit court requesting a declaratory judgment to the effect that the defendant’s zoning ordinance was…