State ex rel. St. Louis Transfer Co. v. Clifford
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Matt. ■ G. Reynolds, Judge. (1) Where compliance has been, made with the requirements specified by law for procuring a license, and the officer in whom authority is lodged refuses.to issue the license, he may be compelled to do so by mandamus. St. Louis v. Wetzel, 136 Mo. 620'; Ex parte Lucas, 160 Mo. 227; State ex rel. v. Ruark, 30 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Matt. ■ G. Reynolds, Judge. (1) Where compliance has been, made with the requirements specified by law for procuring a license, and the officer in whom authority is lodged refuses.to issue the license, he may be compelled to do so by mandamus. St. Louis v. Wetzel, 136 Mo. 620'; Ex parte Lucas, 160 Mo. 227; State ex rel. v. Ruark, 30 Mo. App. 325. (2) It was the respondent’s duty to issue vehicle licenses to the appellant on demand, or to give appellant a statement that upon payment of the amount of the licenses the license receipts would be…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
Relator applied to the circuit court of the city of St. Louis for a writ of mandamus to compel the license collector of said city to issue licenses for relator’s wagons and other vehicles used by it on the streets of the city. The defendant had refused to issue the licenses applied for on the ground that relator failed to make certain statements and affidavits required by section 1708, chapter 23, article 2, of General Ordinance No. 19991, and because the tires upon relator’s said vehicles were narrower than the width required by said section of the ordinance. Upon a trial of the cause, the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of St. Louis v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- Stafford v. Chippewa Valley Electric RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Ruschenberg v. Southern Electric RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- Kyle v. MalinIndiana Supreme Court · 1856
- City of St. Louis v. J. E. Kaime & Brother Real Estate Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1904
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Polglaise v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1913
- Thompson v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
- City of St. Louis v. St. Louis Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- Lancaster v. LancasterMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
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