MURRAY v. CURLETT

[No. 90, September Term, 1961.]

228 Md. 239 (1962)

179 A.2d 698

MURRAY ET AL. v. CURLETT ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 6, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Leonard J. Kerpelman, for appellants.

Argued by Harrison L. Winter, City Solicitor, and Philip Z. Altfeld, Assistant City Solicitor, with whom was Ambrose T. Hartman, Deputy City Solicitor, on the brief, for appellee.

Reargued by Leonard J. Kerpelman, for appellants.

Reargued by Francis B. Burch, City Solicitor, and Philip Z. Altfeld, Assistant City Solicitor, for appellees.

Brief amicus curiae pro se filed by Russell L. Snodgrass.

The cause was argued first before BRUNE, C.J., and HENDERSON, PRESCOTT, HORNEY and MARBURY, JJ., and reargued before BRUNE, C.J., and HENDERSON, HAMMOND, PRESCOTT, HORNEY, MARBURY and BARRETT, Associate Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit, specially assigned, JJ.


Decided April 6, 1962. Certiorari denied, 371 U.S. 809 Judgment reversed and cause remanded to the Maryland Court of Appeals for further proceedings consistent with this opinion, 374 U.S. 203.

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

This appeal presents the question of whether the daily opening exercises of the Baltimore City public schools — wherein the Holy Bible is read and the Lord's Prayer is recited —...

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