GEMENY v. PRINCE GEORGE'S CTY.

[No. 244, September Term, 1971.]

264 Md. 85 (1972)

285 A.2d 602

GEMENY v. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided January 11, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl G. Feissner and Thomas P. Smith, with whom were William L. Kaplan, Fred R. Joseph, Andrew E. Greenwald, Walter E. Laake and Feissner, Kaplan & Smith on the brief, for appellant.

Harry L. Durity, Deputy County Attorney, and Michael O. Connaughton, Associate County Attorney, with whom was Walter H. Maloney, Jr., County Attorney, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before HAMMOND, C.J., and BARNES, McWILLIAMS, SINGLEY, SMITH and DIGGES, JJ.


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

For the first time we are required to consider a difference of opinion in respect of the charter adopted by the voters of Prince George's County on 3 November 1970, and, to be sure, one need not be a prophet to predict that it will not be the last time. We shall relate what happened before saying why we shall affirm the order of the chancellor, Loveless, J.

Section 504 of the charter provides:

"The...

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