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646-02680 Sheldon Chan v. Lanre Banjo
Walter L. Blair, Esq. (301) 474-4700 Property Law
Te Honorable Ronald D. Schiff Circuit Court for Prince George's County
Te Plaintiffs sued a recent purchaser of an adjacent
parcel of property claiming adverse possession of a portion of the land. Te court ruled in favor of the Plaintiffs and the Defendant appealed arguing that the trial court erred in applying elements of adverse possession. Te Appellant notes that all but one of the Plaintiffs purchased their respective properties in the last decade. Te defendant asserts on appeal that the 20 year period of adverse possession was reached by the trial court by tacking on time periods of successive ownership by different parties in contravention of the standard for adverse possession.
647-2122 Maryland City Counsel of Baltimore v.
Zvi Guttman
George A. Nilson, City Solicitor (410) 396-3945 Employment/Government Contacts
Te Honorable M. Brooke Murdock Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Te City of Baltimore employed Jimmy Mullins in its
city owned body shop while his wife owned a company which served as a vendor for automobile body repairs performed on city owned vehicles. On January 14, 2004 WBFF Fox 45 broadcast news
carried statements by the vendor regarding the age and poor condition of the automobile fleet used by the Baltimore City Police Department. Shortly thereafter, the vendor’s services were terminated. Te City claims that the determination was as a result
of the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Mullins, which allegedly caused a conflict of interest. However the jury found a retaliatory termination in
violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Te City claims that there was no official policy or
custom of retaliation as required under 42 USC §1983 and therefore the verdict should be overturned. In response, the appelee will no doubt cite case law to the effect that even a single incident can reflect a policy or custom of government body.
648-01847 Micah Toyer v. Raquel Lilly
Hands Jay Phillips, Esquire 410-727-5095 Civil Procedure/Summary Judgment/Public Official Immunity
An emergency vehicle operated by a police officer
crashed into the driver’s side of the Plaintiff ’s vehicle causing personal injury. Te primary issue on appeal is whether an officer whose actions would otherwise have been plainly negligent is entitled to immunity when operating a marked police emergency vehicle in response to a call for an officer needing assistant with an armed person. In this case, the emergency lights and sirens were deployed at the time of the accident. Te trial court granted summary judgment based in part on the theory of immunity. Te Plaintiff appeals proffering that immunity applies to simple negligence but the jury could have determined that the officer in this case was grossly negligent.
649-01813 Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services v. Valarie D. Hunt
Lisa O’Mara Arnquist, Esq. (410) 585-3079 Administrative Law/Employment/Drug Testing
Te Honorable Dana M. Levitz Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Maryland
Te issue on appeal is whether the circuit court properly
overturned an administrative law judge’s finding that an employee had tested positive for the use of marijuana. In particular, the employee argued that there was a lack of sufficient evidence that the drug test issued was positive because the department failed to present the actual laboratory test results.
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