Trovato v. Town of Star City

On June 28, 1979, the Circuit Court of Monongalia County issued a writ of mandamus directing the appellant, The Town of Star City, to permit the appellees, the Trovatos, to place twelve mobile homes on a parcel of land which was zoned for single family residences. In arriving at its decision, the court was guided by our holding in Carter v. City of Bluefield, 132 W.Va. 881, 54 S.E.2d 747 (1949). The Town, in this appeal, contends that the Carter case is inapplicable to the one at bar and that the court erred in its ruling. We disagree, and we affirm the action of the circuit court.

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