Wickstrom v. City of Laramie

Brown, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Alfred Wikstrom, on June 18, 1925, secured a building permit from the city engineer of defendant city, to construct a private garage and shop, 40 by 50 feet, one story high, at an estimated cost of $1000.00, on a lot in defendant city owned by him and situated within the residence portions of the city.

He immediately commenced its construction, excavating a basement 16 feet by 16 feet, cemented the walls thereof, put in a concrete foundation, laid the sleepers or joists for the floor and had the floor partly laid when he was stopped by the city. A protest…