Lake Bluff Housing Partners v. City of South Milwaukee

RÓLAND B. DAY, C.J.

This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals affirming a judgment of the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County, John E. McCormick, Judge, granting a writ of mandamus ordering the City of South Milwaukee (the City) to issue a building permit to Lake Bluff Housing Partners (Lake Bluff). This case presents the following issue: may a court, through the exercise of discretion, resort to "equitable principles" to supply a "right" to the issu- anee of a building permit where the building plans submitted did not comply with the applicable zoning and building code…