Legal Opinion
Stuart v. Board of Supervisors of Elections
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 9, 1972No. [No. 105, September Term, 1972.]PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Smith, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 451 infra.
Mary Emily Stuart and Samuel H. Austell, Jr., were married in Virginia on November 13, 1971 and, shortly thereafter, took up residence in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland. In accordance with the couple’s oral antenuptial agreement, Stuart continued, after the marriage, to use and be exclusively known by her birth given (“maiden”) name and not by the legal surname of her husband.
*442On March 2, 1972, Stuart undertook to register to vote in Howard County in her birth given name. After disclosing to the registrar that she was…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gleaton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- Everett v. Standard Accident InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
- Forbush v. WallaceDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1971
- Romans v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1940
- Freeman v. HawkinsTexas Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Dunn v. PalermoTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
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