Allen Theatre & Realty Co. v. Hopkins

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus filed in the Superior Court for the counties of Providence and Bristol by The Allen Theatre & Realty Company, a Rhode Island corporation, against Spencer B. Hopkins, in his capacity as Inspector of Buildings for the City of Providence, praying that the defendant be ordered to issue a permit to the petitioner allowing it to make'certain proposed altera tions and extensions to its present theatre building situated in the City of Providence.

The allegations of the petition may be summarized as follows: The petitioner alleges that it is now and for a long…