Wood v. Lussier

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff filed a petition in the Superior Court seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the defendant, individually and in his capacity as the Exeter Building Inspector, to issue a building permit to the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from a judgment directing such writ to issue.

On or about October 20, 1976, Rena L. Wood (plaintiff), attempted to obtain from Gary Lussier (defendant), who was then the Exeter Building Inspector, a building permit to construct an apartment house on certain land owned by her in Exeter. At that time defendant refused to supply…