St. Joe Natural Gas Co. v. City of Ward Ridge

WIGGINTON, Judge.

Appellant instituted this action in mandamus against appellee municipal corporation by which it sought a peremptory writ requiring respondent to issue to it a permit to construct its natural gas pipeline along certain described rights-of-way lying within the streets of the municipality. From an adverse judgment, this appeal is taken.

By its petition appellant alleged that it is a public utility corporation doing business in Florida and supplying natural gas for domestic and industrial purposes to the inhabitants of the area adjacent to the respondent municipality. Appellant…