CITY OF BALTIMORE v. FID. & DEP. CO.

[No. 160, September Term, 1977.]

282 Md. 431 (1978)

386 A.2d 749

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE v. FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Motion for reconsideration filed May 23, 1978.

Denied May 31, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan B. Blumberg, Chief Solicitor, with whom were Benjamin L. Brown, City Solicitor, Otho M. Thompson, Chief Solicitor, James F. Garrity and Merle Ann Achinstein, Assistant City Solicitors, on the brief, for appellant.

Howard G. Goldberg, with whom were Smith, Somerville & Case on the brief, for Ballard-Diver Joint Venture, part of appellees. B. Conway Taylor, Jr., with whom were W. Hamilton Whiteford, George J. Bachrach and Whiteford, Taylor, Preston, Trimble & Johnston on the brief, for Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, other appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, DIGGES, LEVINE, ELDRIDGE, ORTH and COLE, JJ.


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

The background of this case was set out in American Structures v. City of Balto., 278 Md. 356, 364 A.2d 55 (1976):

"In May, 1974, the [Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (the City)] entered into a contract with American Structures, Inc. (the Contractor) for the construction of a storm drain outfall, in accordance with the specifications...

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