General State Authority v. Borough of Moosic

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

Plaintiff, The General State Authority, brings this action in mandamus to eompel the defendants to issue a building permit on an application filed. The application was for a permit to construct a correctional institution for the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth.

*271The zoning officer referred the application to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Board denied the permit as not meeting the requirements of the zoning ordinance. Following the denial, The General State Authority instituted this action.

Defendants filed preliminary objections in the nature of a…