Legal Opinion
County Council v. Zimmer Development Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 20, 2015No. 64/14PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrell, J.
Given the battle of almost epic proportions waged by the respective angels in the present litigation, it seems fitting to describe metaphorically with select readings from the entirely fictional Book of Land Use the forced march this case has made:
Chapter MMIV (2004):
In the beginning, a landowner applied to reclassify to a floating zone a certain property in Adelphi, in the county of Prince George’s, in the State of Maryland. The District Hegemon looked upon the application and saw that it was good.
Chapters MMX — MMXII (2010-2012)
Time passed. The landowner sought at last approval to complete…
2Cases cited74 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Lawton v. SteeleSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Rodgers v. Village of TarrytownNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- United Parcel Service, Inc. v. People's CounselCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Citizens for a Better Flathead v. Board of County CommissionersMontana Supreme Court · 2016
- Grant v. Prince George's Cnty.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2019
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