Legal Opinion
Mayor of Baltimore v. Kelso Corp.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 7, 1977No. [No. 42, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDigges, J.
This appeal arises as a result of what appellee Kelso Corporation 1 asserts was appellant Baltimore City’s fraudulent invocation of the “quick take” provisions of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore City, which allow the City to take immediate possession of and title to property it seeks to condemn prior to a final determination of its value. Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore City § 21-16 (1969, 1977 Cum. Supp.) (also set out in 1972 Md. Laws, ch. 420) (authorized by Md. Const., art. Ill, § 40A). Since we conclude that the City’s exercise of its quick-take power was authorized,…
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