Legal Opinion
Mayor of Baltimore v. Kelso Corp.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 11, 1980No. 1584, September Term, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, C. J.
This appeal is the sequel to City of Baltimore v. Kelso Corp., 281 Md. 514, 380 A.2d 216 (1977) (Kelso I).
The English had a word for the report of the real estate appraiser hired by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (City) in this condemnation case. That word was ñoccinaucinihilipiliñcation. 1 2 It means the habit of estimating things as worthless or of belittling the achievements of others.
A jury in the Court of Common Pleas, presided over by Judge Albert L. Sklar, displayed its disagreement with the City’s evaluation of land and improvements thereon, formerly owned by the Kelso…
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- Burko v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1974
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