Chapman v. Rogan

This is a controversy primarily between neighbors over the use of an alley, and more particularly over the stub end of the alley which constitutes a cul-de-sac. The complainants-appellants, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ree Chapman, brought this suit in equity in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County against Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. A. Rogan and against Baltimore County as respondents for declaratory and injunctive relief. The Chapmans sought a declaration that the alley in question is a public way and they sought an injunction to prevent the Rogans from interfering with the Chapmans’ use of any part of it.…