Legal Opinion
Williams v. Superintendent, Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 15, 1979No. 62, September Term, 1979PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, C. J.
Lowe, J., concurs and files a concurring opinion at page 599 infra.
The law in Maryland is a living thing. Its heart is the Constitution of the United States; its blood is the Common Law of England as well as English Statutes in effect on July 4, 1776;1 its other vital organs consist of the Constitution of the State, the Declaration of Rights; its arteries are composed of statutes and case law, while its capillaries are local ordinances, rules, and regulations.
Just as cells of a living human body are replaced by new cells, so, too, is old law, old interpretation, or old Constitutional…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Aeropesca Ltd. v. Butler Aviation International, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Coard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Anderson v. Department of Health & Mental HygieneCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Baltimore Teachers Union v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1996
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. SybertCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1982
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