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CITY OF BOWIE v. AREA DEV. CORP.

[No. 369, September Term, 1970.]

261 Md. 446 (1971)

276 A.2d 90

THE CITY OF BOWIE v. AREA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 12, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph J. Luttrell, with whom was Joseph S. Casula on the brief, for appellant.

Richard W. Case, with whom were Michael A. Pretl and Smith, Somerville & Case on the brief, for appellee.

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

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

Until about 10 years ago, The City of Bowie (Bowie) remained, as it had been for years, a small town in Prince George's County, about equally distant from Annapolis and Washington. In 1960, its population was 1,489, Maryland Manual 1965-1966 at 746. In that year, a dramatic change began when Levitt & Sons, Inc. (Levitt) purchased Belair Farm, a tract of more than 2,000 acres, which had been operated by the...

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