Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Attorney General v. Burning Tree Club, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 2, 1984No. 138, September Term, 1983PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

We shall here hold that the Attorney General of Maryland could not bring a declaratory judgment action challenging the constitutionality of an enactment of the General Assembly of Maryland.

I

Proclaiming in its preamble that it was “the intent of the General Assembly that the assessment of lands used for country clubs shall be maintained at levels compatible with the continued use of such property for country clubs and shall not be adversely affected by neighboring uses of a more intensive and different nature” and that it is “in the general public interest that such uses should be…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. D'AMICO v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Department of Natural Resources v. Linchester Sand & Gravel Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  3. Lloyd v. Board of Supervisors of ElectionsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  4. Hunt v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
  5. Pressman v. State Tax CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. Christ v. Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  2. Allied Investment Corp. v. JasenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
  3. Consumer Protection Division Office of the Attorney General v. Consumer Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  4. Broadwater v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  5. Coalition for Open Doors v. Annapolis Lodge No. 622Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1994

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