Legal Opinion
County Commissioners v. Ward
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 12, 1946No. [No. 112, October Term, 1945.]PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHenderson, J.
On May 7, 1945, a petition for a writ of mandamus was filed against the appellants in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, alleging that the appellee was the owner of two lots in a subdivision of Bay Ridge, having a frontage of 200 feet on Bay Drive and 243 feet on Upsher Ave.; that he made application on April 28, 1945 for a building permit to erect on the rear of his lots five rustic, 16' x 16' cabins at a cost of $300 per cabin, and one rustic central service building, 16' x 32', to cost $600; that the permit was refused on May 1,1945; that the refusal was “arbitrary, unlawful and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Zahn v. Board of Public WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- State ex rel. Civello v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Ellicott v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by49 opinions
- Schmidt v. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, CITY OF NEWARKSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
- Schultz v. PrittsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Montgomery County v. Woodward & Lothrop, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Heath v. M. C.C. of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Wakefield v. KraftCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
44 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.