Legal Opinion
Robert T. Foley Co. v. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 14, 1978No. [No. 90, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
This case concerns the validity of sewer service charges levied upon the developers of a Montgomery County subdivision by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, created by the General Assembly in 1918, is a public body providing water and sewer services in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, Maryland. 1 In 1970, however, the Commission’s sewage treatment facilities had become critically overtaxed. This crisis led to the imposition of moratoria on sewer connections in several areas of Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties. These…
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3Cited by40 opinions
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