Gulf Refining Co. v. McKernan
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN tried before Connor, J., at July Term, 1919, of Lee. This was au application for a mandamus to compel tbe chief of tbe fire department and ex oficio building inspector of Sanford to issue a permit for tbe erection of an oil or gasoline distributing plant in tbe said town, at tbe corner of tbe Southern Railway right of way and Washington Street, a fully itemized description of which accompanied tbe plaintiff’s written application.
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ActioN tried before Connor, J., at July Term, 1919, of Lee. This was au application for a mandamus to compel tbe chief of tbe fire department and ex oficio building inspector of Sanford to issue a permit for tbe erection of an oil or gasoline distributing plant in tbe said town, at tbe corner of tbe Southern Railway right of way and Washington Street, a fully itemized description of which accompanied tbe plaintiff’s written application. In bis answer tbe defendant, among certain denials of tbe complaint and other matters alleged in defense, says: 1. That as tbe defendant is advised and…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, J.,
after stating the facts: We deem it impossible, or at least inadvisable, to decide upon the merits of this case and to render such a judgment as will finally settle it without a finding of the facts with reference to the three ordinances, and especially as to whether the proposed structures if placed upon the lot in Sanford, which has been described, will violate the provisions of the said ordinances, or any one of them, and if so, wbieb one of them. We therefore remand the case with instructions to find the facts as indicated above, to the end that the case may be fully considered.
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