THORNTON MELLON v. FREDERICK CTY. SHERIFF

No. 51 September Term, 2021.

278 A.3d 1192 (2022)

479 Md. 474

THORNTON MELLON LLC, et al. v. FREDERICK COUNTY SHERIFF, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Filed: July 12, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by N. Tucker Meneely (Council, Baradel, Kosmerl & Nolan, P.A., Annapolis, MD; Geoffrey Polk , Attorney at Law, Chicago, IL), on brief, for Petitioner.

Argued by Carl N. Zacarias , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Annapolis, MD), on brief, for Respondents.

Argued before: Watts, Hotten, Booth, Biran, Eaves, Robert N. McDonald (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned), Joseph M. Getty (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned), JJ.


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