Legal Opinion
(2002)
Maryland Attorney General Reports
Decided March 6, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Honorable Jonathan Herman
You have requested our opinion in connection with Carroll County's proposal to install a water pipeline in the right-of-way of a Sykesville road. Specifically, you ask if a public local law enacted by the General Assembly authorizes Carroll County to install the pipeline in the Town's right-of-way without the Town's consent. If so, you ask if this law constitutes a taking of property without just compensation in violation of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article III, § 40 of the Maryland Constitution. Finally, you ask if Carroll County…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hawaii Housing Authority v. MidkiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. Mayor of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- United States v. 50 Acres of LandSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Mayor of Baltimore v. State Ex Rel. BluefordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1937
- Cox v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1943
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