Legal Opinion
Board of County Commissioners v. Landmark Community Newspapers
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 9, 1982No. 162PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
In this case we are faced with yet another application of Maryland’s second "sunshine” law embodied in Maryland Code (1957, 1980 Repl. Vol.) Art. 76A, §§ 7-15 (the Act) as enacted by Ch. 863 of the Acts of 1977.1 The Act is contained in a subtitle captioned "Meetings of Public Bodies.”
Appellees, Landmark Community Newspapers of Maryland, Inc., and Gerald R. Fischman (Landmark), sued the members of the Board of County Commissioners of Carroll County. They sought a declaratory judgment to the effect that meetings of the County Commissioners styled as "work sessions” or "executive sessions,”…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cox v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1943
- Clark v. Harford Agricultural & Breeders' Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1912
- Scull v. Montgomery Citizens LeagueCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- County Commissioners v. County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1879
- City of Bowie v. County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Andy's Ice Cream, Inc. v. City of SalisburyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1999
- Community & Labor United for Baltimore Charter Committee v. Baltimore City Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
- WSG Holdings, LLC v. BowieCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2012
- (2009), Maryland Attorney General Reports2009