Shelton v. Farr

SPINDEN, Presiding Judge.

Gregory Shelton and Shelton Wholesale, Inc., 1 appeal the circuit court’s judgment dismissing their petition for declaratory judgment and for writ of mandamus in their lawsuit against William Farr, state fire marshal. Shelton asked the circuit court to declare that Farr’s refusal to grant Shelton new fireworks permits was unlawful, and he asked the circuit court to require Farr to issue him fireworks permits.

In this appeal, Shelton contends that the circuit court improperly dismissed his petition for declaratory judgment on the ground that he did not state a claim for…