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WITTEL v. BAKER

Nos. 280, 317, September Term, 1970.

10 Md. App. 531 (1970)

272 A.2d 57

RICHARD ALLEN WITTEL v. GEORGE W. BAKER, JR., ET AL. JUDITH ANN BARBEE v. WILLIAM R. JONES, ET AL.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided December 18, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Somerville, with Barry Bach on the brief, for appellant Wittel.

John L. Schroeder for appellant Barbee.

Joseph I. Pines, with Max R. Israelson and Samuel O. Jackson, Jr., on the brief, for appellees Baker.

Clyde C. Henning, with Louis D. Harrington on the brief, for appellees Jones.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and ANDERSON, ORTH, THOMPSON, and MOYLAN, JJ.

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

The question before us is whether Md. Code, Art. 67, § 4 (b) (Acts 1969, ch. 352, § 1 b) is to be applied prospectively or retrospectively. We hold that it applies only to those actions brought pursuant to Code, Art. 67, § 1 in which the death of a wrongfully killed spouse or minor child occurred on or after 1 July 1969.

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