Ross v. Gonzales

Appellee sought to and did recover damages from A. J. Ross, mayor, and E. E. Everett and W. R. Dyer, commissioners, of the city of Edinburg, Hidalgo county, and L. A. Gannaway and W. S. Lipscomb, alleged to have been caused by a refusal upon the part of the mayor and commissioners to grant a permit to erect a gasoline station after she had entered into a contract for its erection, and also to obtain a writ of mandamus to compel the issuance of the permit. Appel-lee alleged that the officers of the city were acting under and by authority of a void ordinance in refusing to grant a permit to…