Legal Opinion
Maryland Coal & Realty Co. v. Eckhart
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 8, 1975No. 781, September Term, 1974PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.
That “any person may obtain a patent for vacant land” from the State may come as a surprise in this day and time. 1 The authority is the vestige of a thriving real estate business conducted centuries ago and inherited from our British progenitors. As recently as 1972 the Maryland General Assembly completely revised the land patent procedures “to provide a simple and convenient method for obtaining such patents.” Laws of Md. 1972, Ch. 349.
The State’s authority to patent lands derives from its sovereign heritage. In 1631 the royal charter of Charles I granting what is now Maryland to George,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wash., B. A.R. Co. v. KimmeyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1922
- Goen v. SansburyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Murphy v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Thistle v. Frostburg Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1856
- Burgess & Commissioners v. StocksdaleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1902
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Porter v. SchafferCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1999
- MacK Trucks, Inc. v. WebberCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Kleban v. Eghrari-SabetCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2007
- Apo v. Dillingham Investment CorporationHawaii Supreme Court · 1976
- Marquardt v. PapenfuseCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1992
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