Belmont Clothes, Inc. v. Pleet

In September, 1961, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City instituted a condemnation proceeding in the Superior Court of Baltimore City to acquire the fee simple interest in the property known as 33-35 Hopkins Place for public redevelopment purposes. Joined as defendants were Fannie E. Pleet, who owned the property in fee simple, and Emanuel Pleet, her husband (appellees here), and Belmont Clothes, Inc., tenant of the property (appellant here), as well as certain other parties not affected by this appeal.

The Pleets, in their answer to the City’s condemnation petition, denied that…