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Harlan v. Town of Bel Air

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided May 22, 1940No. [No. 20, April Term, 1940.]PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.

William H. Harlan, a resident of Bel Air, seeks an injunction to prohibit the Town of Bel Air from prosecuting him for failing to connect his dwelling with the municipal sewerage system.

By an act of the Maryland Legislature, approved by the voters at a municipal election, every abutting property owner is required to make connection with the sewerage system after receiving notice from the Bel Air Sewerage Commission. Failure to connect is made a misdemeanor. The cost of construction of the sewerage system, exclusive of the disposal plant, is defrayed by an issuance of notes and bonds, which…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. District of Columbia v. BrookeSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Hutchinson v. City of ValdostaSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. McCormick v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1877
  4. Canton Co. v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1907
  5. Park Avenue SewersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Condry v. LaurieCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1945
  2. Smith v. ShiebeckCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
  3. Shapiro v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
  4. Louis Sachs & Sons v. WardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1943
  5. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. City of Grand ForksNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1955

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