Van Ruymbeke v. Patapsco Industrial Park

Since this case involves a suit in ejectment and a patent for submerged lands, it is a relatively “rare bird” in present day judicial proceedings. It also involves claims relative to accretion and an argument as to what is proper evidence to establish mesne profits, with the added spice of a contention that the case is now moot because of a settlement between certain of the parties subsequent to judgment. Appellants, Eugene Douglas Dudley Kenneth Van Ruymbeke et al. (the Van Ruymbekes), were plaintiffs. They are unhappy with the result of the trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County,…