Stafford’s Restaurant, Inc v. City of Oak Park

J. M. Graves, Jr., J.

Plaintiff, Stafford’s Restaurant, Inc., appeals as of right from an order of the Oakland County Circuit Court granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Stafford’s filed a complaint for mandamus under GCR 1963, 714 to compel the City of Oak Park to approve the issuance of a Class A tavern license, which would permit plaintiff to sell beer and wine for consumption on the premises. On November .21, 1966, the Oak Park City Council, perceiving local public opinion as being opposed to the sale of any kind of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises within the…