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DIR. OF FINANCE v. ALFORD

[No. 73, September Term, 1973.]

270 Md. 355 (1973)

311 A.2d 412

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR THE CITY OF BALTIMORE ET AL. v. ALFORD

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided November 28, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard E. Wallin, Assistant City Solicitor, with whom were George L. Russell, Jr., City Solicitor, and Ambrose T. Hartman, Deputy City Solicitor, on the brief, for appellants.

Paul D. Bekman and William H. Engelman, with whom were Kaplan, Heyman, Engelman & Belgrad on the brief, for appellee.

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

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

Fearing civil disorders of one kind or another the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City, a day or two prior to 3 April 1969 (the first anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King), issued a memorandum placing the entire department on a five-day "10-10 Alert," beginning at 12:01 a.m. on 3 April. During this period policemen, whether on leave or simply "off duty," were required "to keep themselves available...

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