Legal Opinion
Bozman v. Bozman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 12, 2003No. 105, September Term, 2002PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Chief Judge.
Whether the common-law doctrine of interspousal tort immunity shall remain viable in Maryland is the issue we decide in this appeal. The Circuit Court for Baltimore County dismissed the complaint alleging malicious prosecution filed by William E. Bozman, the petitioner, against Nancie L. Bozman, the respondent, 1 a judgment which the Court of Special Appeals affirmed. We shall reverse the judgment of the intermediate appellate court and, as urged by the petitioner, abrogate the doctrine of interspousal immunity.
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The petitioner and the respondent were married in this State on…
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