Legal Opinion
Williams v. McHugh
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 6, 1982No. 1237, September Term, 1981PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.
Maryland’s Workmen’s Compensation Commission has been legislatively provided limited procedural rule-making authority which includes the right to
"prescribe the time within which adjudications and awards shall be made. . . .” Md. Ann. Code (1979) Repl. Vol.), Art. 101, § 10.
While it is clear that this was intended to permit the Commission to determine its own minimum standards for deciding cases to which it would be expected to adhere, it is equally certain that the Legislature had no intention that such rule or rules were to be so strictly enforced as to curtail the rights of a claimant. In…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. Clark Eugene HeffnerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Clark v. ElzaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. v. Los Angeles Rams Football Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Eastgate Associates v. ApperCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Maryland Commission on Human Relations v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Maryland Commission on Human Relations v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Board of School Commissioners v. JamesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- Md. Comm'n on Human Rel. v. BG & E. CO.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Kohli v. LOOC, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1995
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