Legal Opinion
Birge v. Town of Easton
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 7, 1975No. [No. 242, September Term, 1974.]PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
This appeal presents the question whether the Town of Easton (the'Town) mayiby charter.amendment authorize the acquisitiomdf.an interest in realiproperty located beyond its corporate;limits in Delaware for’use in connection with the operation ¡of iits municipally (owned electric system. The Circuit Couhtfor Talbot County; (Rasin, C. J.) by declaratory decree dated .January 10, 1975 (concluded that the Town’s adoption ;and enactment o'f ;a charter amendment authorizing :such acquisition ‘‘was .a valid exercise of the municipal home rule charter.amendment powers possessed by the .... ([Town]…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- McBean v. City of FresnoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
- Southern California Gas Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
- Public Service Commission v. ByronCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
- Langdon v. City of Walla WallaWashington Supreme Court · 1920
- Home Owners' Loan Corp. v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- K. Hovnanian Homes v. Havre de GraceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2021
- State v. City of Riviera BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
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