Legal Opinion
Leaf Co. v. Montgomery County
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 5, 1987No. 471, September Term, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLLITT, Judge.
As regularly as the autumn season brings leaves, landowners are compelled to collect them. Where a sizeable amount of land is involved, the owner may need to enlist the services of others on a permanent basis. In this case, the land involved is Montgomery County, and the County enlisted the services of the aptly named Leaf Co. (Leafco).
At issue in this case is the legality of an oral contract with the County to extend a preexisting contract, where during the period of the contract the County amended its Code to require all contracts to be in writing, but engaged in a course of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Permanent Financial Corp. v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
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