Legal Opinion
East Prince Frederick Corp v. Board of County Commissioners
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 31, 1990No. 118, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADKINS, Judge.
Whether Calvert County’s “use-it-or-lose-it” sewer and water allocation policy violates the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution is the issue before us. 1 Perceiving no constitutional violation, we affirm the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals.
I
The facts that frame the controversy are reasonably straightforward. In July, 1978 petitioner, East Prince Frederick Corporation (EPF), (actually, its predecessor in interest), paid a capital connection fee of $11,000 to respondents, the Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County (Calvert County), (actually, its…
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