BD. OF CTY. COMM'RS v. COLGAN

[No. 143, September Term, 1974.]

274 Md. 193 (1975)

334 A.2d 89

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND v. COLGAN

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided March 11, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Roger Drechsler, with whom were Lord, Whip, Coughlan & Green on the brief, for appellant.

Joseph F. McBride, with whom were Hooten, Fiege & McBride on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SINGLEY, SMITH, DIGGES, LEVINE. ELDRIDGE and O'DONNELL, JJ.


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

The issue in this case is the constitutionality of Chapter 695 of the Laws of 1971, effective 1 July 1971, which added a new section 64A (the Act) to Maryland Code (1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., 1970 Cum. Supp.) Art. 101 (Workmen's Compensation). The title of the Act was as follows:

"AN ACT to add a new Section 64A to Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Supplement), title `Workmen's Compensation,'...

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