National Elevator Services, Inc. v. Department of Industrial Relations

Opinion

POTTER, J.

Defendant Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, appeals from a judgment granting plaintiff’s (National Elevator Services, Inc., dba Republic Elevator Services, Inc.) petition for writ of mandate. The peremptory writ of mandate commands defendant “to issue annual elevator permits based on inspection reports from [plaintiff’s] qualified elevator inspectors who are engaged by insurance companies to perform elevator inspections.”

The petition alleges that on October 17, 1979, plaintiff was notified by defendant that it would not accept…