Gibbs v. City of Natchitoches

BRUNOT, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendant, decreeing that a mandamus issue herein commanding the defendant and its officers “to issue a permit for the construction of a two story brick veneer building at 704 Second St., in Natchitoches, Louisiana, in accordance with the plans and specifications submitted to defendant on March 25, 1935,” and taxing the defendant with the costs of the suit.

Some time prior to the plaintiffs’ application to the city commissioners of Natchitoches for a permit to erect a building, according to the plans…