Marchesi v. Selectmen of Winchester

An application of the petitioner for a license to conduct a bowling alley upon certain premises on White Street, and a second application for a similar license to be exercised in a building on Swanton Street, in Winchester, have been denied by the respondents, who comprise the board of selectmen of that town and are authorized by G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 140, § 177, to grant such licenses. The petitioner now seeks writs of mandamus to compel the respondents to investigate impartially with a genuine determination to grant the licenses if the petitioner and his bowling alleys conform to the…