South End Enterprises, Inc. v. City of York

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

The City of York appeals a writ of mandamus issued to it by the Court of Common Pleas of York County (trial court) upon request of South End Enterprises, Inc. The writ directs the City, first, to “employ the necessary labor and materials” to stabilize the other half of a double house owned by South End and, second, to reimburse South End for its lost rental income at the rate of $445 per month until the City’s work is done. Agreeing with the City that this writ exceeds the bounds of mandamus, in that it seeks to compel the City’s exercise of discretion in a particular…