State ex rel. McDonald's Corp. v. Daly

KELLY, Judge.

McDonald’s Corporation (“McDonald’s”) appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying McDonald’s petition for a permanent writ of mandamus. The three respondents are Ray Daly, the acting building commissioner for the City of St. Louis, Martin P. Walsh, Jr., the acting director of public safety for the City of St. Louis, and Norbert A. Groppe, the president of the board of public service for the City of St. Louis. McDonald’s sought to compel respondents to issue a building permit to McDonald’s for its proposed restaurant on a parcel of land at 1553 South Jefferson Avenue in…