Mayor of Rockville v. Goldberg

The appellee in this case, Mr. Carl Goldberg (Goldberg), exercising a not so silent majority of one, voted as the only qualified registered voter against the annexation by the Mayor and Council of Rockville (City), appellant, of a tract of 5.9 acres of land which he owned. Thereafter, he was successful in having the Circuit Court for Montgomery County issue a writ of mandamus compelling the City to extend its sewer and water service to this property outside the City limits. It is from the lower court’s order issuing the writ that this appeal is taken.

The 5.9 acre tract lies in an…