Lewis v. Jenkins

This is a mandamus proceeding instituted in the circuit court by the appellee to compel the issuance of a building permit to the petitioner, authorizing the construction of a building on his private property located within the corporate limits of the city of Bessemer. The defendants, who are the appellants here, aré “the aldermen, and constitute the city council of the city of Bessemer,” and C. L. Egger, who is described in the petition as “of the fire department, * * * he being the person designated by the city council of the city of Bessemer to grant permits for the erection of buildings,”1…