CITY OF BALTIMORE v. ZELL

[No. 56, September Term, 1976.]

279 Md. 23 (1977)

367 A.2d 14

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE v. HARRY ZELL ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided January 4, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard K. Jacobsen, Chief Solicitor, with whom were Benjamin L. Brown, City Solicitor, and Harry S. Swartzwelder, Jr., Associate City Solicitor, on the brief, for appellant.

Perry A. London for appellees.

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


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

In this condemnation action brought by Baltimore City, the City had employed an appraiser to evaluate the subject property but did not call that particular appraiser as a witness. The defendant property owners then called the same appraiser as a defense witness. The City did not attempt to show that the appraiser was biased and did not in any manner attack his credibility. Nevertheless, over the objection of the City...

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