Thompson v. Wingard

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

The appellant, Hugh F. Thompson, petitioned the Circuit Court of Chilton County, Alabama, for a writ of mandamus directed to appellee, Bernice C. Wingard, as clerk of the city of Clanton, to require her to issue to him a license of the city to operate a sawmill on his property described in the petition, and located in Clanton.

Appellee’s answer, controverted and denied by appellant, predicated her refusal to issue the license on two ordinances of the city of Clanton. The one, purporting to have been adopted on August 6, 1929; and the other, purporting to have been adopted…