Kieffer

Consolidated appeals taken from judgments rendered below directing the issuance of peremptory writs of mandate in favor of petitioners.

Petitioners Stanton S. Kieffer and Karen L. Kieffer, doing business as Quick Silver Video Games (hereinafter referred to as petitioner Keiffer), sought a writ of mandate directing certain officials of the City of San Gabriel to issue petitioner a business license for operating a videogames arcade. Named as respondents were S. S. Spencer, city clerk, and I. Y. Crowe, license clerk, City of San Gabriel.

Petitioner Von Vine, doing business as Satellite Entertainment Centre (and hereinafter referred to as petitioner Vine) and California Automatic Industries, doing business as Action Automatic, sought a similar writ of mandate in a separate action. Named as respondents were Mark M. Uyeda, city finance director, S. S. Spencer, city clerk, and I. Y. Crowe, license clerk. In both actions the Real Party in Interest was the City of San Gabriel (hereinafter RPI or City).

The cases were consolidated below for hearing. Petitioners had not only sought extraordinary relief, but damages. The trial court only granted petitioners extraordinary relief,…