State ex rel. Gazzalo v. Hudson

This is a proceeding by mandamus, the object of which is to compel the respondent, who is collector of the city of St. Louis, to issue a dram-shop license to the relator. The questions we now have to consider are raised by a motion to quash the alternative writ.

1. The first ground of this motion is that the writ does not state facts sufficient to entitle the relator to the relief which he seeks. The writ states generally that the relator has complied with all the provisions of the statutes of the state, and of the Revised Ordinances of the city, relating to the issuing of dram-shop licenses.…