GIANT FOOD, INC. v. WASH.-ROCKVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK, INC.

[No. 265, September Term, 1968.]

254 Md. 100 (1969)

253 A.2d 867

GIANT FOOD, INC., ET AL. v. WASHINGTON-ROCKVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK, INC. ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 4, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Christopher and Robert C. Heeney, with whom were Heeney, McAuliffe & McAuliffe on the brief, for appellants.

Charles Norman Shaffer, with whom were Shaffer, McKeever & Fitzpatrick; David Betts and Betts, Clogg & Murdock; Joseph B. Simpson and Simpson & Simpson; David MacDonald; John W. Neumann and Kardy, Brannan & Neumann, Howard J. Thomas and Bradshaw, Thomas & Yeatman; Clarence C. Keiser; Francis J. Pelland and Marvin F. Sadur, on the brief for appellees Washington-Rockville Industrial Park, Inc. and Chevy Chase Motor Company, Inc., et al. and Karl G. Feisner, with whom were E. Gwynn Miller and Feisner, Kaplan, Miller & Smith on the brief, for Parklawn, other appellee.

The cause was argued before HAMMOND, C.J., and BARNES, FINAN, SINGLEY and SMITH, JJ.


SMITH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case may be cited as an illustration of one of the problems that arises when our land is converted from its natural state into urban uses.

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