Smith v. Miller

Singi,uy, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

When the Harford County land use map and zoning ordinance (the Ordinance) became effective on 5 December 1957, the appellee, Charles D. Miller, was operating a sawmill on land owned by Blue Ridge Flooring Company on Hughes Road in the county’s fifth election district. As a consequence, the sawmill site was zoned M-2 (general industrial district).

In 1966, Blue Ridge Flooring determined to expand its operations, and gave Miller notice to move. Miller purchased a 33 acre tract of farmland on Smith Road, about 1% miles from the Blue Ridge Flooring…