Legal Opinion
Bowman v. Goad
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 9, 1997No. 51, Sept. Term, 1997PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
Rudolph Albert Bowman, for “himself and others similarly situated,” instituted this “class action” by filing a complaint in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. Bowman sought, on behalf of all members of the class, “to be recompensed for ... wrongly charged fees” paid to sheriffs for serving process in motor vehicle prosecutions. Named as defendants were the sheriffs of 22 Maryland counties and of Baltimore City. 1 The complaint alleged that the sheriffs had unlawfully “received fees from (the] plaintiffs” and that Maryland Code (1977, 1992 Repl.Vol.), § 26-410 of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- White v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. C.I. Mitchell & Best Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Apostol v. Anne Arundel CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Wasena Housing Corp. v. LevayCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947
- Monticello Distilling Co. v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1900
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by50 opinions
- Dua v. Comcast Cable of Maryland, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
- Megonnell v. United States Automobile AssociationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
- Zappone v. Liberty Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
- SunTrust Bank, Nashville v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- Bernadyn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
45 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.