Brehm v. State Roads Commission
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1Opinion of the Court
The State Roads Commission is empowered by the Act of 1931, chapter 539 (Code [Supp. 1935], art. 89B, sec. 13) to abolish a railroad grade crossing of a state highway whenever it shall appear to the commission to be dangerous to public safety or to impede public travel; and to do so it may carry a highway over or under a railroad at the site, or may vacate, relocate or change the lines, width, or direction of the highway, and open a new highway in its place. And there is a second grant of power in an Act of 1935, chapter 537 (Code [Supp. 1935], art. 89B, sec. 32A): "to build and improve roads…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- New York & New England Railroad v. BristolSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Murphy v. State Roads CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1930
- Krebs v. State Roads CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1931
- Mayor of Baltimore v. HimmelfarbCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1937
- Ragan v. Susquehanna Power Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1929
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- Anne Arundel County v. Baltimore & Annapolis RailroadCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. DukeDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1953
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