CHILLUM-ADELPHI VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC. v. Board of County Commissioners

In this case, we are asked to determine the relative duties and areas of authority of certain volunteer fire companies in Prince George’s County.

The Chillum-Adelphi Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (Chillum Fire Department) was incorporated in 1951 “to protect the properties and lives” in the Chillum-Adelphi area by “extinguishing and suppressing fires.” Believing these purposes were being frustrated by the actions of the County Commissioners of Prince George’s County and the neighboring volunteer fire departments of Brentwood and Mount Rainier, Chillum brought a bill in equity for declaratory…