Legal Opinion
Mandel v. O'HARA
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 27, 1990No. 33, September Term, 1990PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RODOWSKY, Judge.
This case involves public official immunity from liability for common law, nonconstitutional torts. At issue is the extent of the immunity of Governors of Maryland when an alleged tort is based upon their vetoing or approving legisla tion. For the reasons set forth below we hold, as a matter of Maryland common law, that the immunity applicable to the gubernatorial veto/approval function is, civilly, as complete an immunity as that which protects members of the General Assembly when voting for or against legislative bills. Under that type of immunity damages in tort may not be…
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