Legal Opinion
Bostick v. Smoot Sand and Gravel Corporation
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 21, 1957No. Civ. 8974PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. DORSEY WATKINS, District Judge.
This is an action by the owners and occupants of four contiguous parcels of land adjacent to Mt. Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, against the defendant, a Delaware corporation qualified to do business in Maryland. The complaint, in four counts, alleges a cause of action in trespass againt the defendant; a claim for nuisance in the manner in which said trespass has been and is being committed; and a claim for damages for the taking and carrying away of the “exclusive property” of plaintiffs. 1
More specifically, the complaint alleges that defendant is dredging…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Toomer v. WitsellSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Miller Brothers Co. v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- McCready v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Smith v. HiginbothomCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Albertson v. Millard, Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Mullenix v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Bostick v. Smoot Sand & Gravel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Mullenix v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Sherrod v. DuttonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
- Johnson v. CrouseDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1964
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