Legal Opinion
Oxon Hill Recreation Club, Inc. v. Prince George's County
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 20, 1977No. [No. 37, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSingley, J.
This Court has long been reluctant to set aside verdicts in condemnation cases for errors in the admission or exclusion of evidence unless the rulings caused substantial injustice, State Roads Comm’n v. Kuenne, 240 Md. 232, 235, 213 A. 2d 567, 568-69 (1965) and cases there cited. The Court, speaking through Judge Prescott in Hance v. State Roads Comm’n, 221 Md. 164, 176, 156 A. 2d 644, 650-51 (1959) explained the reason for this:
“Such cases usually consume much time in trial, and are expensive in nature. As a rule, they are determined by a myriad of different items of evidence. The exclusion…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hance v. State Roads CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- State Roads Commission v. KuenneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- State Roads Commission v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Smith v. Potomac Electric Power Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- M. A. Realty Co. v. State Roads CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. Cae-Link Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- Brannon v. State Roads Commission of the State Highway AdministrationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- Oxon Hill Recreation Club, Inc. v. Water Resources AdministrationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- State Roads Commission of State Highway Administration v. BrannonCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- Perkins v. State Roads Commission of the State Highway AdministrationCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1983