Case law

Najafi v. Motor Vehicle Administration

418 Md. 164 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Jan 31, 2011

To this end, revocation or suspension of a license clearly prevents a wrongdoer from further engaging in the licensed activity, at least temporarily.” Id. at 372-73, 739 A.2d at 67-68 , quoting, in part, State v. … No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor

Parkinson v. State

14 Md. 184 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Jul 15, 1859

In 1 Kent’s Com., 461, 462, (6th Ed.,) the learned author says: “It is an established rule in the exposition of statutes,. *195 that the intention of the law-giver is to be deduced from a view of the whole, and of every part … By this provision authority is most explicitly given to the *200 Legislature to declare when a law shall take effect; which authority is not restricted or qualified, by requiring any previous publication.

Fenner v. Bruce Manor, Inc.

409 F. Supp. 1332 · District Court, D. Maryland · Mar 22, 1976

The Court found that these benefits were not a privilege but a matter of statutory entitlement for qualified persons. … Quite clearly, this is not and cannot be a viable proposition of constitutional law.

Stevenson v. State

94 Md. App. 715 · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Jan 27, 1993

In view of this defense, which was vigorously pursued throughout the trial, evidence as to the battery ten months earlier was clearly relevant. As Ms. … Illustrative of this is the principle that it is no right of an accused, when an accomplice is called as a witness against him, to have that accomplice informed of his constitutional right to claim immunity from testifying

Oaks v. Connors

339 Md. 24 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Jun 26, 1995

We believe that these factual differences clearly distinguish Alitalia from the case at hand. III. … The evidence in the record establishes that Oaks was not entitled to travel expense reimbursement on July 5.

Melton v. Baltimore City Police Dept.

District Court, D. Maryland · Apr 29, 2025

established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” … As the Amended Complaint is currently pleaded, then, the Individual Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity for claims relating to the evidence hold. III.

Government Employees Insurance v. Insurance Commissioner

40 Md. App. 201 · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Jul 18, 1978

According to an underwriting consultant for GEICO during the time relevant to this case, Alan was qualified as a permissible risk under GEICO’s reunderwriting guidelines, subject to “a surcharge factor... to make the base … When the factual predicate establishes clearly that his client erred, the lawyer may endeavor to explain away the error, but he cannot undo acts that his client has performed.

U.S. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Phase 2 Invs. Inc.

310 F. Supp. 3d 550 · District Court, D. Maryland · Apr 17, 2018

Second, the continuing violation doctrine clearly applies to this case. The EEOC's complaint asserts, at bottom, one cause of action under Title VII: a hostile work environment. … The Court went on to hold that a Title VII plaintiff can establish a prima facie case "by showing (i) that he belongs to a racial minority; (ii) that he applied and was qualified for a job for which the employer was seeking

Laznovsky v. Laznovsky

357 Md. 586 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Feb 11, 2000

It is couched in terms of applying where a party’s mental state is clearly an issue. In Thompson v. … The Legislature clearly established a contrary public policy. It chose to preserve the privilege in custody cases. We answer petitioner’s first question in the negative.

Quality Inns International, Inc. v. McDonald's Corp.

695 F. Supp. 198 · District Court, D. Maryland · Sep 16, 1988

Each logo, though different, clearly belongs to a family. … Quality International’s own survey evidence shows that even with all the mitigating factors, which were clearly depicted (more clearly than would be the case in real life) in a rendering of a McSleep Inn, still 16% to 20%

Moore v. State

154 Md. App. 578 · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Jan 28, 2004

Moreover, the State contends that even if appellant could qualify as an indigent, he did not make a necessary showing to establish indigency. Appellant’s arguments are based on the assumption that he is indigent. … Therefore, a defendant who demonstrates both an inability to “compensate competent private counsel” and to “provide all other necessary expenses of representation” clearly is considered indigent under the Public Defender

Creighton v. State

70 Md. App. 124 · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Feb 4, 1987

All these circumstances, while individually not enough to sustain Creighton's convictions, were sufficient in concert to establish his agency. II. … We cannot alter a sentence or sentences previously imposed to ensure a defendant does or does not qualify for a recidivist penalty.

Uninsured Employers' Fund v. Hoy

23 Md. App. 1 · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Sep 23, 1974

It clearly provides that the Commission, “. . . upon rendering a decision with respect to any claim for compensation against an uninsured employer . . . shall...” impose the designated assessments. … We do not believe that any of the provisions of § 90 (a) and (b) and § 91 (a) qualify in any way the clear mandate of § 91 (b).

Claibourne v. Willis

347 Md. 684 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Nov 13, 1997

in order to qualify for relief, does not apply. … This finding will be affirmed unless it is clearly erroneous or involves an erroneous application of law.

Offutt v. Jones

110 Md. 233 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Feb 10, 1909

On April 17, 1879, Jones, trustee, who had qualified, as such, according to the requirements of the order of appointment, filed a petition in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, alleging, among other things, as follows … Hamilton, 76 Md. 311 , it is said the rule is established, “that persons who are directly inter’ested in the suit and have knowledge of its pendency and who refuse or neglect to appear and avail themselves of their rights

Maryland Attorney General Opinion 109OAG96

Maryland Attorney General Reports · Dec 30, 2024

The Maryland Vehicle Law establishes sixteen classes of vehicles for registration, none of which, on their face, encompass side-by-side utility vehicles. … persons and which [are] constructed on . . . truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operations,” have three wheels, or are of “unique design[s] that do[] not clearly

Kelly v. Duvall

Court of Appeals of Maryland · Jan 27, 2015

It reasoned: The inclusion of Item III establishes intent on the part of the testator, Duvall, to require survivorship as a condition precedent to inheritance and that if any of … Duvall’s Will clearly expressed a contrary intent.

Roe v. Doe

21 Md. 477 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Jun 1, 1864

All the peculiarities of an estate tail, are certainly clearly pointed out, in contra-distinction to estates in fee-simple, without any intimation that the one had been merged in the other by the Act to direct descents, passed … The third class in the order of succession, in the Act of 1786, ch. 45, is described or qualified by the words, “and not derived from or through either of his ancestors,” These words were construed to be equivalent to, “by

Peters v. UNSAT. C. & J. FUND BD.

271 Md. 304 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Mar 18, 1974

Referring to the language of the state military law which was virtually identical to § 525, the New York Court of Appeals said: "This plain language clearly indicates an intention to confine its limitation for the bringing … The special fund is a third party and cannot qualify...." 87 N.E.2d at 428-29 .

Johnson v. Baltimore City, Maryland Baltimore Police Department

District Court, D. Maryland · Sep 29, 2023

where the EEOC concludes that there is “n[o] reasonable cause to 7 As to the first two prongs of the prima facie case, the Court notes Plaintiff’s allegations that (1) he is an African American man; and (2) he “is a qualified … When a plaintiff attempts to rely on comparator evidence to establish circumstances giving rise to an inference of unlawful discrimination, “[t]he similarity between comparators . . . must be clearly established in order