Downs v. Reighard

This appeal is a sequel to our decision in Reighard v. Downs, 261 Md. 26, 273 A. 2d 109 (1971). In that case, we reversed a judgment entered by the Circuit Court for Harford County (Dyer, J.) for costs in favor of Downs, a surveyor, whose employee inverted certain coordinates in computing acreage on a subdivision plat prepared for Reighard, showing a parcel of land containing 22.075 acres, whereas the parcel only contained 19.58 acres. The trial court had concluded that there was no liability on the part of Downs. We reversed and held that there was liability on the part of Downs to Reighard…