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HOLMES v. CRIM. INJURIES COMP. BD.

[No. 110, September Term, 1975.]

278 Md. 60 (1976)

359 A.2d 84

HOLMES ET AL. ETC. v. CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION BOARD

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 23, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Pavsner, with whom were Jules Fink and Katz & Fink on the brief, for appellants.

Clarence W. Sharp, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, and Arrie W. Davis, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief, for appellee.

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

ELDRIDGE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. MURPHY, C.J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 69 infra.

The question presented here is whether the economic value of the loss of "maternal services" should be considered in determining whether minor children claiming benefits under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, Maryland Code (1957, 1973 Repl. Vol., 1975 Cum. Supp.), Art. 26A, §§ 1-17, have suffered "serious financial hardship...

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