Legal Opinion
Ogrinz v. James
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 21, 1987No. 150, September Term, 1986PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
This case primarily involves a challenge to the constitutionality of Chapter 281 of the Acts of 1986, which authorized the incorporation, capitalization and operation of a mutual insurance company for the purpose of writing policies of lawyers’ professional liability insurance.
I
By Chapter 713 of the Acts of 1977, the General Assembly added Subtitle 40 to the Insurance Code entitled: “Legal Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland.” Codified as Md.Code (1957, 1972 Repl.Vol., Cum.Supp.1977) Art. 48A, §§ 566-574, the Act’s purpose, as provided in § 567(a), was
“to…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by35 opinions
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