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BILLER v. DIRECTOR

No. 194, September Term, 1974.

22 Md. App. 375 (1974)

322 A.2d 899

ROBERT LEE BILLER v. DIRECTOR, PATUXENT INSTITUTION.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided August 8, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack E. Richards for appellant.

Harry A.E. Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, William Brannan, State's Attorney for Baltimore County and Richard W. Carrell, Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore County, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before ORTH, C.J., and MORTON and GILBERT, JJ.

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

The interesting question posed by this appeal is whether a judge must be present when a jury renders its verdict in a civil case. The appellant, Robert Lee Biller, strenuously argues that the judge's failure to be present in such a case, unless the parties have consented to his absence, constitutes reversible error. We agree with appellant, reverse the judgment of the Circuit...

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