Legal Opinion
Mayor of Baltimore v. Crane
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 3, 1976No. [No. 131, September Term, 1975.]PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSingley, J.
Two of the concepts frequently encountered in the law of zoning, “vested rights” 1 and “contract zoning,” 2 have acquired a contentious gloss. While both were referred to in the briefs and argument in this case, we are satisfied that neither concept is applicable here, at least not in the strict sense in which they are used in the cases.
In 1964, the appellees, Leon A. Crane and Charles Crane (the Cranes) held title, in the name of Grindon Realty, Inc., 3 to an 11.1937-acre tract in the northeastern suburbs of Baltimore which had been acquired in 1952. Approximately 4.6 acres of the tract lay…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Wakefield v. KraftCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Lipsitz v. ParrCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
- Baylis v. CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORECourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- County Council v. District Land Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Gontrum v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1943
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Marzullo v. KahlCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Inlet Associates v. Assateague House Condominium Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. TKU AssociatesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. v. New Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2004
- Sycamore Realty Co., Inc. v. PEOPLE'S COUNSEL OF BALTIMORE CTY.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
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