Newman v. Mayor of Newport

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari brought by Benjamin Newman and Ida Newman, his wife, and the Sun Oil Company against the mayor and the board of aldermen of the city of Newport and Harry R. Hamilton, in his capacity as commissioner of public works of that city, to review the action of the respondents in denying to the petitioners access to a gasoline station which was to be erected on land owned by the Newmans in Newport.

The Newman land, which abuts on three streets, has a frontage of about 83 feet on both Spring and Hozier streets, and of approximately 24 feet on Court House…