Legal Opinion
Lucky Ned Pepper's Ltd. v. Columbia Park & Recreation Ass'n
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 10, 1985No. 1508, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALPERT, Judge.
Trial by jury has been described as “the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.” 1 In this appeal we explore the extent to which the right to a jury trial may be curtailed. Because of such curtailment, in this appeal the constitutionality of one of Maryland’s rent escrow statutes is challenged. Specifically, appellant challenges Maryland Real Property Code Ann. § 8-118 (1981 Repl.Vol., 1984 Cum.Supp.) 2 which provides, in pertinent part:
Rent escrow account in certain landlord-tenant actions.(a) Tenant to pay…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Lindsey v. NormetSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Charles Reinhart Co. v. WiniemkoMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
- Robinson v. PleetCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- Oaks v. District Court of State of RIDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1986
- Eubanks v. First Mount Vernon Industrial Loan Assoc., Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1999
- Sommer v. RhoadsCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2006
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