Legal Opinion
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. State Roads Commission
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 26, 1957No. [No. 227, October Term, 1956.]PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
the Court.
Unless the Legislature directs to the contrary, the rule is that a public utility must, at its own expense, remove and relocate its service facilities in, on or under a public road or other land owned by the State if this is made necessary by improvement or extension of the road system. The question before us is whether the Legislature, in authorizing the State Roads Commission to build toll bridges, tunnels and motorways. by the enactment of Chap. 561 of the Acts of 1947 (now found in Code, 1951, as Art. 89B, Secs. 106-126, both inclusive, hereinafter sometimes referred to as “the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. Illinois ex rel. Drainage CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- New Orleans Gas Light Co. v. Drainage Commission of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Transit Commission v. Long Island RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- New York City Tunnel Authority v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Salisbury Beauty Schools v. State Board of CosmetologistsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Allied American Mutual Fire Insurance v. Commissioner of Motor VehiclesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Southern California Gas Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
- Congressional School of Aeronautics, Inc. v. State Roads CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- State Ex Rel. Rich v. Idaho Power Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1959
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