Legal Opinion
Comptroller of the State v. Klein
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 1, 1989No. [No. 89, September Term, 1957.]PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
This appeal presents for consideration the construction of Article 3, Section 35, of the Constitution of Maryland. It involves the right of a public officer, who was appointed to fill out an unexpired term, to receive an increase in the salary of that office provided for after the appointment of his predecessor but before the present incumbent was appointed. While this Section of the Constitution has heretofore received interpretation by this Court, 1 the specific question now presented comes for determination for the first time.
The facts are simple and undisputed. On June 1, 1949, Mr.…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Kearney v. Board of State AuditorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
- Read Drug & Chemical Co. v. ClaypooleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
- State ex rel. Bashford v. FrearWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- County Commissioners v. MonnettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
- Pressman v. D'ALESANDROCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
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