Legal Opinion
Bowie Inn, Inc. v. City of Bowie
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 24, 1975No. [No. 58, September Term, 1974.]PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
O’Donnell, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 249 infra.
On March 8, 1971, the City Council of Bowie enacted an ordinance designed to combat the problem of roadside litter in that municipality. Ordinance 0-4-71 made it unlawful for any person to sell any soft drink or malt beverage unless a deposit of at least five cents on each container were charged at the retail level and unless the deposit were given back upon return of the containers to the retail outlet. The ordinance provided that violation of any of its provisions would be a misdemeanor, subjecting the violator to a…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Commission on Medical Discipline v. StillmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
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