City of Miami Beach v. State Ex Rel. Ross

This is an appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court for Dade County granting a peremptory writ of mandamus.

Defendant in error, Albert Ross, owns property in Miami Beach in what is known under the general zoning ordinance as the “BA” district. Pie applied to the proper authorities for permission to operate a retail bakery on his property. The permit was never granted, and he filed petition for writ of mandamus to compel the issuance of a permit to him for the operation of his bakery, alleging that he was directly under zoning ordinance No. 289. Certain officials of Miami Beach were made…