MATTER OF SPALDING

[No. 59, September Term, 1974.]

273 Md. 690 (1975)

332 A.2d 246

MATTER OF SPALDING

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided, February 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard Meola, with whom was Richard J. Habiger on the brief, for appellant.

Bernard A. Raum, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Clarence W. Sharp and James I. Keane, Assistant Attorneys General, on the brief, for appellee.

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


LEVINE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. ELDRIDGE, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 709 infra.

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