Legal Opinion
Granahan v. Prince George's County
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 24, 1992No. 68, September Term, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
This case involves a real property tax rate limitation imposed by a county charter provision, and whether it restricts the county’s authority to exceed that limitation in order to service the debt incurred on its general obligation bonds issued prior to the enactment of the charter provision.
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Prince George’s County, Maryland is organized as a charter county pursuant to Article XI-A of the Constitution of Maryland. By § 817A of the charter, the County is required to “levy ... the amount of taxes required by the budget ... so that the budget shall be balanced as to proposed…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States Trust Co. of NY v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Reyes v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. Riverdale Heights Volunteer Fire Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System v. Mayor of Baltimore CityCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Robert T. Foley Co. v. Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Dua v. Comcast Cable of Maryland, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
- In Re Fairview-Takoma Ltd. PartnershipUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1997
- Granahan v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Green v. NassifCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2012
- Green v. NassifCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2012
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