Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Wicomico County
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 30, 1976No. [No. 8, September Term, 1976.]PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Levine and Eldridge, JJ., dissent and Eldridge, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Levine, J., concurs at page 604 infra.
We granted certiorari in this workmen’s compensation case to determine whether a supplemental award of compensation to the appellant Cooper, which increased the amounts payable to him under a prior award for permanent total disability, unconstitutionally disturbed the contractual or other vested rights of the appellees — Cooper’s employer and the employer’s insurer.1
*598On February 7, 1969, Cooper sustained an accidental injury in the course of his employment by Wicomico…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- State Industrial Comm'n of NY v. Nordenholt Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Bradford Electric Light Co. v. ClapperSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Allied American Mutual Fire Insurance v. Commissioner of Motor VehiclesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Janda v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. Riverdale Heights Volunteer Fire Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Nieves v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Weathersby v. Kentucky Fried Chicken National Management Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1991
- State v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
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