Mayor of Baltimore v. Chertkof

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland, pursuant to Maryland Code (1980 Repl. Vol.), § 12-601 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, has certified for our determination the following questions of State law:* 1

1. Where Baltimore City, by an ordinance describing a "Renewal Plan,” proposes to condemn private industrial property for the purpose of enlarging a public park, but also has, as a primary purpose, the conveyance of part of the condemned property to a different industry for expansion purposes, is such action prohibited by the Baltimore City Charter,…