Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 3, 1977No. 489, September Term, 1976PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, C. J.
The “tacking” of a prior owner’s adverse possession is permissible to show that the possession has continued for twenty years and that the possession has been open, notorious, hostile and continuous. Gore v. Hall, 206 Md. 485, 112 A. 2d 675 (1955); Zehner v. Fink, 19 Md. App. 338, 311 A. 2d 477 (1973).
A different type of “tacking” is allowed so as to demonstrate probable cause on the basis of a prior warrant when an investigation is a continuing one. Everhart v. State, 274 Md. 459, 337 A. 2d 100 (1975); Carter v. State, 274 Md. 411, 337 A. 2d 415 (1975); Brooks v. State, 13 Md. App. 151, 282…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. GiordanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Arthur TortorelloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States v. ArmocidaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- United States v. JamesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Stuart SteinbergCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Allen v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1991
- Poore v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Bell v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Shingleton v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Baldwin v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1980
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