Mark Downs, Inc. v. McCormick Properties, Inc.

Wiener J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellants (hereafter referred to as complainants) own or lease property in the Cockeysville area of Baltimore County near the intersection of York Road and Beaver Run Lane. In September, 1979, their property was flooded and substantially damaged as an aftermath of tropical storm "David”; and, through this lawsuit, they seek to place at least part of the responsibility for that damage on the activities of appellees.

The Circuit Court for Baltimore County, by sustaining appellees’ demurrers, and in one case a motion raising preliminary objection,…