State Ex Rel. Odham v. Sherman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
The cause was argued on 11/13/63 before Brune, C. J., and Henderson, Prescott, Horney and Marbury, JJ. The cause was reargued on 12/2/63 before Brune, C. J., and Henderson, Hammond, Prescott, Marbury, Sybert, JJ., and Gray, J., Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, specially assigned.
1Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Prescott, J.,
filed the following concurring dissent, in which Marbury, J., concurred.
I fully concur in the able dissenting opinion of Judge Gray, and, as the precise point decided by the majority is one of first impression in this Court, I desire to add thereto.
The complexities in our law created by the majority holding are real and varied, and they will, in all probability, be with the bench and bar of this State for many years — each year bringing forth new and complicated problems. Apart from the purely speculative nature of the damages recoverable and the highly sensitive “opinions” of…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Woods v. LancetNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Dietrich v. Inhabitants of NorthamptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Verkennes v. CornieaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- Allaire v. St. Luke's HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Mitchell v. CouchCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
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