Westling v. City of St. Louis Park

Otis, Justice.

Plaintiffs seek a writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to order a settled case (41,091). Defendants and intervenors resist the petition and in addition move to dismiss plaintiffs’ appeals from two orders denying a new trial (40,973).

These proceedings arise out of an action seeking a declaratory judgment compelling the city of St. Louis Park to issue plaintiffs a permit to erect an apartment building in an area zoned for single-family dwellings only. It is the contention of plaintiffs that because the property in question is low and swampy the expense of preparing the soil…