Germantown Business Ass'n v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Germantown Business Association (Appellant) appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing Appellants petition for injunction and its complaint for mandamus against the City of Philadelphia and Henry R. Herling, Commissioner of Licensing & Inspection (Appellees).

Appellant is an organization consisting of merchants who claim interests in businesses operating in the Germantown area of Philadelphia. Numerous street vendors also operate in the Germantown area, and such operation competes with Appellants businesses. In some of the…