Houvouras v. City of Huntington
West Virginia Supreme Court
Certified Questions from Circuit Court, Cabell County. Application by Nick Houvouras and others for a writ of mandamus against the City of Huntington, to require the defendant to issue a restaurant license.
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Certified Questions from Circuit Court, Cabell County. Application by Nick Houvouras and others for a writ of mandamus against the City of Huntington, to require the defendant to issue a restaurant license. An alternative writ was issued, and the respondent’s demurrer thereto sustained, whereupon an amended petition was filed, and an alternative writ issued, to which respondent demurred, and the demurrer was sustained, and the questions arising upon the demurrers were certified for review.
1Opinion of the Court
Meredith, Judge:
The petitioners applied to the circuit court of Cabell County for a writ of mandamus to require the city of Huntington to issue thém a license to conduct a restaurant at No. 840 Fourth Avenue in said city. An alternative writ was issued and the respondent’s demurrer thereto was sustained. Thereupon an amended petition was filed and an alternative *247writ issued thereon, to which respondent appeared and demurred, and the demurrer was sustained. The questions arising upon the demrrers were certified to this court for review.
As the alternative writ issued on the original petition…
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