Legal Opinion
True v. MAYOR ETC. OF WESTERNPORT
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 17, 2001No. [No. 17, October Term, 1950.]PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
This is an appeal from the granting of a judgment non obstante veredicto in favor of The Mayor and Commissioners of Westernport, a municipal corporation, appellee, which set aside a verdict in favor of the appellant, Minnie A. True, rendered by a jury in the Circuit Court for Allegany County. This suit in tort is against the town of Westernport for negligence in failing to maintain or relocate a sewer which broke during a heavy rainfall and flooded appellant’s home.
Westernport is laid out so that water from the mountains on both the eastern and western part of the town runs down steep…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Armiger v. Baltimore Transit Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
- Spangler v. City of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
- Kranz v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1886
- Livezey v. Town of Bel AirCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
- Mayor & Councilmen of Frostburg v. DuftyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1889
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Westfarm Associates Ltd. Partnership v. Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Baliles v. BryantCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1955
- Westfarm Associates Ltd. Partnership v. International Fabricare InstituteDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1993
- Mark Downs, Inc. v. McCormick Properties, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- Kremer v. Fleetway Cab Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1951
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