State Ex Rel., Standard Oil Co. v. Harris

By the Court.

This is an original action in mandamus, brought by the relator against C. K. Harris, as building inspector of the city of Warren, Ohio. The relator prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the building inspector to issue a permit for the construction of a service station to be erected by the relator. It appears from the pleadings that, at the time this suit was instituted, there was already pending in the common pleas court of Trumbull county, Ohio, an action brought by the city of Warren against the relator, asking for an injunction to restrain the relator from proceeding with…