Lohman v. City of Aberdeen

WOLLMAN, Justice.

Petitioners commenced mandamus proceedings to compel respondents to approve certain plats of land adjoining the city of Aberdeen. The trial court granted the writ, and respondents appeal. We reverse. 1

The matter was tried on seven different days over a period of four months. The record includes a bewildering number of plots and plot plans, sketches, drawings, maps, copies of maps, plats, preliminary plats, resolutions, and the like, some of which exhibits appear to be either duplica-tive or irrelevant.

Petitioner Dorothy J. Lohman owns a quarter section of land (the land)…