MAYOR AND COMM'RS. OF WESTERNPORT v. DUCKWORTH

No. 984, September Term, 1980.

49 Md. App. 236 (1981)

431 A.2d 709

MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS OF WESTERNPORT v. JOHN E. DUCKWORTH.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided July 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted by Jack I. Mullen for appellant.

Submitted by Gregory H. Getty for appellee.

The cause was submitted on briefs to LOWE, MELVIN and MACDANIEL, JJ.


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

This case involves the Law-Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights (LEOBR), Maryland Code (1957, 1976 Repl. Vol., 1980 Cum. Supp.), Art. 27, §§ 727-734D.

On October 30, 1979, the appellee, John E. Duckworth, a police officer employed by the Mayor and Commissioners of Westernport in Allegany County, was involved in an accidental shooting of the town's Communications Officer. The accident occurred while...

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