Legal Opinion
Town of District Heights v. County Commissioners
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 8, 1956No. [No. 171, October Term, 1955.]PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.
On October 31, 1955, the Mayor and Town Council oi the Town of District Heights, a municipal corporation of the State of Maryland, filed a petition in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County praying for a writ of mandamus to compel the County Commissioners of Prince George’s County to recpnsider the 1955 distribution of funds received by the County Commissioners from the Maryland Racing Commission, and to pay to the town its just and proportionate share of the funds computed on the basis of “the best and most reliable figures available.”
The allegations in the petition are in substance as…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Heaps v. CobbCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1945
- Hecht v. CrookCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1945
- State ex rel. McClellan v. GravesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1863
- Masson v. ReindollarCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1949
- Dawson v. KingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1864
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State Department of Assessments & Taxation v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Edwardsen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Ipes v. Board of Fire CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
- Schade v. Maryland State Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
- Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission v. RosenbergCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
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