State ex rel. Westminster Presbyterian Church v. Edgecomb

Tbe Westminster Presbyterian Cburch of Ornaba, relator herein, obtained a writ of mandamus compelling tbe *860chief engineer in charge of the building department of Omaha to issue to relator an official permit to build a church house or edifice on two lots in Omaha located at the northeast corner of Thirty-fifth street and Woolworth avenue. The city of Omaha, respondent herein, contends that the court erred in granting the writ and has brought the case here for review.

Under a zoning ordinance,numbered 10784, Omaha is divided into five classes of area districts, designated respectively as “A,”…