Legal Opinion
Bureau of Mines v. George's Creek Coal and Land Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 31, 1974No. [No. 261, September Term, 1973.]PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Whether the State of Maryland, by legislative enactment, has taken private property for public use without the payment of just compensation is the central issue presented by this appeal.
In 1931, George’s Creek Coal Company, Inc. conveyed a tract of land located in Garrett County, Maryland, consisting of 8,621 3 A acres, to T. H. and F. B. McMillen. The deed excepted from its operation and reserved to the grantor company “all the coal, clay and other minerals, and all the oil and gas . . . [underlying the property], together with the right to enter in, upon and under said land and to mine,…
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