May. & City of Baltimore v. Abel

Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Theresa Abel, et al., No. 26, September Term, 2025, Opinion by Booth, J. MARYLAND’S COMMON LAW OF PRIVATE NUISANCE Under Maryland common law, liability for private nuisance is established by considering not only the significance of the invasion of the plaintiff’s reasonable use and enjoyment of his or her land but also the reasonableness of the defendant’s conduct or use of his or her property that causes the invasion. When considering the reasonableness of the defendant’s conduct that causes the invasion, Maryland’s private nuisance common law requires…