Eastern Service Centers, Inc. v. Cloverland Farms Dairy, Inc.

SONNER, Judge.

This case arises out of a controversy between a traditional gas station and another gas station combined with a convenience store, an emerging retail trend throughout Maryland. Appellee, Cloverland Farms Dairy, Inc. (“Cloverland”), obtained a zoning permit from the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals of Baltimore City (“Zoning Board”) to construct a gasoline service station with an accessory convenience store. Appellant, Eastern Service Centers, Inc. (“Eastern”), owns an Amoco service station approximately one block from Cloverland’s proposed site. This appeal and cross-appeal…