Legal Opinion
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. Southern Management Corp.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 13, 1984No. 1069PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALPERT, Judge.
This case is about water. Lots of water. In fact no one knows how much water. The consumer wants to pay for the water it consumed. The supplier wants to be paid for the water it supplied. A judge decided that the consumer did not have to pay. The judge was right. We explain.
Background
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) was created in 1918 for the purpose of providing, inter alia, for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a water supply system in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. 1918 Md.Laws ch. 122. To generate funds, the WSSC was empowered to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Resetar v. State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- District Land Corp. v. Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Sims v. Alabama Water Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Lehigh Valley Railroad v. Mayor of Jersey CitySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1927
- Lehigh Valley Railroad v. Mayor of Jersey CitySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1928
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. C.I. Mitchell & Best Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Concrete General, Inc. v. Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1991