Wagonhoffer v. Philadelphia Board of License

Opinion by

Judge DiSalle,

This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing the complaint in mandamus brought by George Wagonhoffer (Appellant) against the Philadelphia Board of License and Inspection Review (Board). The lower court sustained the preliminary objections filed by the Board to Appellant’s complaint, holding that mandamus did not lie where statutory remedies were available to Appellant.

On October 17, 1974, the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections (Department) inspected *442the premises leased by Appellant and designated them…