Chenoweth v. Board of County Commissioners

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

This matter is here on appeal from a district court order denying the applications of Chenoweth and Mirin for a writ of mandate. Each had sought to compel the Clark County Board of Commissioners to issue a county *405business license for the operation of a taxicab business within the unincorporated area of Clark County. The Board of County Commissioners had refused to issue the requested licenses because neither of the applicants had first obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Public Service Commission of Nevada, as required by…