Legal Opinion
Harris v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 13, 1983No. 1628Published
1Opinion of the CourtWilner, J.
In Cooper v. Wicomico County, 284 Md. 576 (1979), the Court of Appeals struck down as unconstitutional an attempt by the General Assembly to increase workmen’s compensation benefits retrospectively — i.e., to increase the amount of benefits payable under awards made prior to the enactment. That result followed a conclusion previously announced in Cooper v. Wicomico County, 278 Md. 596 (1976).
This case presents a variation on the Cooper theme. It is a significant variation, however.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hastings v. Earth Satellite Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- District of Columbia v. Greater Washington Central Labor CouncilDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- American Stevedores, Inc., and Michigan Mutual Liability Insurance Company v. Vincent Salzano, and Director, Office of Workers Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Cooper v. Wicomico CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Cooper v. Wicomico CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
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