120 West Fayette Street, LLLP v. Mayor of Baltimore

BELL, C.J.,

dissenting, in which HARRELL and CATHELL, JJ., join.

The majority holds that a Memorandum of Agreement between the City and the Maryland Historical Trust is a private agreement to which taxpayers are mere incidental beneficiaries, and as a result, the appellant taxpayer suing to enforce the Agreement, lacks standing to do so. The majority, therefore, affirms the lower court’s motion to dismiss the appellant’s action, citing a lack of a justiciable controversy. In actuality, the appellant has taxpayer standing, as it alleges a violation of State law by the City and the Maryland…