Coyne v. Prichard
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 211, Oct. T., 1921, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1921, No. 962, for defendant, on trial without a jury, in case of James J. Coyne v. Charles B. Prichard, Director of the Department of Public Safety of the City of Pittsburgh and S. A. Dies, Superintendent of the Bureau of Building Inspection of the Department of Public Safety of the City of Pittsburgh. Petition for mandamus. Trial by agreement without a jury.
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Appeal, No. 211, Oct. T., 1921, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1921, No. 962, for defendant, on trial without a jury, in case of James J. Coyne v. Charles B. Prichard, Director of the Department of Public Safety of the City of Pittsburgh and S. A. Dies, Superintendent of the Bureau of Building Inspection of the Department of Public Safety of the City of Pittsburgh. Petition for mandamus. Trial by agreement without a jury. Before Carpenter, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Judgment for defendant: see 69 Pitts. L. J. 465. Plaintiff appealed.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sadler,
The appellant desired to construct a building for garage purposes in the City of Pittsburgh. Plans were prepared and submitted to the proper authorities with a request that a permit be granted. This was refused, but not because of the insufficiency of the application, or any failure to comply with the requirements of the ordinance regulating buildings. The reason, as appears by the pleadings, was the disapproval of the location by the board of city planning. Did the opposition of this body justify the action of those charged with the issuance of such permits?
The…
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