May. & City of Baltimore v. Abel

Summary

The Maryland Supreme Court reversed the Appellate Court's judgment and remanded the case, holding that private nuisance liability requires proof of wrongful conduct—either negligent, reckless, abnormally dangerous, or a continuous/recurrent intrusion—and that a single one‑day sewer backup does not satisfy the continuity requirement, so the evidence was insufficient to support a nuisance finding against the City.