Legal Opinion
Department of Natural Resources v. Mayor of Ocean City
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 21, 1975No. [No. 64, September Term, 1974.]PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSingley, J.
Eldridge, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 15 infra.
This case raises for the first time the extent of the rights which neighboring owners and members of the public may respectively have in the littoral at Ocean City, Maryland — that portion of the beach which lies west of the Atlantic Ocean’s mean high tide line, referred to in this opinion as “mean high water mark.”
The area involved is a development originally known as Oceanbay City, first platted in 1940. E. T. Park, Inc. (Park), one of the petitioners, is a corporation owned by Dr. Nicholas J. Kohlerman. Park owns lots…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Borough of Neptune City v. Borough of Avon-By-The-SeaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- Gion v. City of Santa CruzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Day v. DayCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1865
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Haman v. FoxIdaho Supreme Court · 1979
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