Legal Opinion
Spriggs v. Levitt & Sons, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 13, 1973No. [No. 127, September Term, 1972.]PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Sick at heart and outraged when a nearby stream overflowed its banks and flooded their home after a heavy rain on July 26, 1969, appellants, Mr. and Mrs. James Spriggs (the Spriggs), a year and a half later through counsel apparently trained a shotgun in the nature of a suit for damages against anyone and everyone who might conceivably have any possible liability for their loss. 1 They were unsuccessful in the circuit court. Here they succeed only in winning our sympathy.
The Spriggs’ home is on the west side of Route 301 slightly to the north of its intersection with Mitchellville Road in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Lipsitz v. ParrCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
- State v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1871
- Hitchins Bros. v. Mayor of FrostburgCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. PlewsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- State Ex Rel. Watkins v. RichCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1915
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3Cited by15 opinions
- MacK v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- Austin v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Tadjer v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- Bereano v. State Ethics CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2008
- Sutton v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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