Creighton v. Montgomery Cnty.

Audrey Creighton v. Montgomery County, No. 0999, September Term, 2020. Opinion by Kenney, J. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS – TORTS – DEFECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS IN STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC WAYS – PROPERTY ADJACENT TO STREET – GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY A county is not subject to liability for harm caused to property owners who own land adjacent to a public roadway when the County uses salt to clear the road of snow and ice and its use harms the property owner’s land. Maintenance of a public way is a proprietary function, but the public ways exception, which allows for users of a roadway to sue for personal…