State Ex Rel. Henry v. City of Miami

This writ of error is addressed to an order of the court below granting motion to quash an alternative writ of mandamus and dismissing the cause.

The purpose of the writ was to compel the issuance of a. building permit for the erection of a public hospital in the City of Miami, Florida, upon two adjoining lots fronting upon Brickell Avenue in said city which relator, Catherine M. Henry, had purchased for that purpose and had let a contract to the other relator for the construction of the proposed hospital. The proceedings involved the validity of an ordinance passed by the City Commission of…