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· 4/18/1994

County Council v. Offen

Citations

  • 639 A.2d 1070
  • 334 Md. 499
  • 1994 Md. LEXIS 58

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that this Court abused its discretion under Rule 8-131 (a) by deciding an important issue of first impression not raised below
  • “Ordinarily, an appellate court will consider only those issues that were raised or decided by the trial court, unless the issue concerns the jurisdiction of the court to hear the matter.”
  • challenging a comprehensive zoning action

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Judges: Murphy, C.J., and Eldridge, Rodowsky, Chasanow, Karwacki, Bell and Raker

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