James S. Holden Co. v. Connor

Plaintiff has appealed from judgment in mandamus to compel defendants, the village of Grosse Pointe and its building commissioners and clerk, to issue a building permit, refused under a zoning ordinance.

The question is whether the section of the ordinance may be sustained as a valid exercise of police power under the enabling act, 1 Comp. Laws 1929, § 2634.

On the shore of Lake St. Clair, and in close proximity to Detroit, are a number of municipalities, among them defendant village, all residential in character. The defendant village contains 686 acres, and has a population of nearly 5,000.…