Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Mayor of Danville

The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company filed in the circuit court of Vermilion county a petition for mandamus against the mayor and the city commissioners of the city of Danville to compel the issuance to it of a license to sell malt beverages, at retail, at its store in Danville. The defendants moved to strike the petition. The parties entered into a stipulation of facts based upon the petition and the motion. The court awarded the writ of mandamus. It certified that the validity of a city ordinance is involved in the case and that the public interest requires that the cause, on appeal,…