Rehmann v. City of Des Moines

On April 1, 1924, the plaintiffs were granted a permit, by the city of Des Moines, to erect a store building upon certain real estate. The plaintiff immediately began work toward the erection of the structure. Prior to the time of obtaining the permit, the plaintiffs had entered into a contract with one Votruba for the sale of the property with the building to be erected thereon. On April 3, 1924, the city council, by resolution adopted, attempted to revoke the permit, and ordered the fee paid for said permit to be returned to the plaintiffs, and the legal department was directed to serve…