FOLEY v. HOVNANIAN

No. 35 September Term, 2007.

978 A.2d 222 (2009)

410 Md. 128

Robert W. FOLEY, Jr., et al. v. K. HOVNANIAN AT KENT ISLAND, LLC.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

August 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Daniel Saunders (Cristina Hardin Landskroener, Chestertown, MD), on brief, for Petitioners.

Brief of Amicus curiae, Chester River Ass'n, Inc.: Thomas A. Deming, Annapolis, MD

Brief of Amicus Curiae The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.: Jon A. Mueller, Esquire, Amy E. McDonnell, Esquire, Annapolis, MD.

John H. Zink, III (Venable, L.L.P., Towson, MD; Nancy L. Slepicka of O'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A., LaPlata, MD), on brief; Joseph A. Stevens of Stevens, Phillips & McCann, L.L.C., Centerville, MD, on brief, for Respondent.

ARGUED BEFORE BELL, C.J., RAKER, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, JOHN C. ELDRIDGE, (Retired, specially assigned), ALAN M. WILNER, (Retired, specially assigned) and DALE R. CATHELL, (Retired, specially assigned), JJ.


BELL, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

The Chesapeake Bay is nothing short of magnificent. For decades, fishermen found plentiful supplies of blue crabs, clams and oysters in its waters. Over time, however, the results of increased human activity on, in and near the Bay saw its deterioration and the decrease in the fruits it bore. In 1984, the Maryland General Assembly responded in part. It enacted the Chesapeake Bay...

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