Lepofsky v. City of Lincoln Park

This is an appeal from an order of the Wayne county circuit court granting a writ of mandamus to compel the defendant city to issue a license to the plaintiffs to conduct an auto parts business.

Plaintiffs Fred and Bessie Lepofsky, doing business as Liberty Auto Wrecking, have been licensed to operate a used auto parts business in Lincoln Park for more than 30 years. Plaintiffs Theodore and Sidney Lepofsky, according to defendants, have never had a license. All licenses under the city ordinance are issued annually and expire on each June 30. In May, 1966, an application for a used auto parts…