Legal Opinion
Wentzel v. Montgomery General Hospital, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 16, 1982No. [No. 74, September Term, 1981.]PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Smith and Digges, JJ., concur in part and dissent in part. Davidson, J., dissents. Smith, J., filed an opinion at page 705 infra, concurring in part and dissenting in part. Digges, J., filed an opinion at page 718 infra, concurring in part and dissenting in part. Davidson, J., filed a dissenting opinion at page 718. infra.
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