State Ex Rel. Matthews v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

I

This is a mandamus action. The relator, Ambrose Associates, brought this action to compel the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County to remove an obstruction in an alley in downtown Nashville, pursuant to the duty imposed upon the Metropolitan Police Department under Metropolitan Code, § 38-2-6.

The alley in question runs from Fourth Avenue to Printers’ Alley. Church Street runs parallel to the alley. The J.C. Bradford Building, owned by defendant Third National Bank, is located on the parcel of land bounded by the alley, Fourth Avenue, Church Street…