State Ex Rel. Wright v. State Board of Health

Plaintiff, S. S. Wright, the owner of a dwelling house located on the east seventy feet of Lot 6, Block 22, Corydon, Iowa, sought in this action a writ of mandamus to direct the defendants, the State Department of Health and Dr. Walter L. Bierring, Health Commissioner, to institute legal action to enjoin the Standard Oil Company of Indiana from storing gasoline on the west -ninety feet of said Lot 6, and to compel said oil company to tear down and remove its oil service station located on said lot. Plaintiff alleged the maintenance of the service station and the storage of oil by the Standard…