Legal Opinion
Ball v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 11, 1992No. Misc. No. 11, September Term, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
By ch. 721 of the Acts of 1972, codified as Maryland Code (1987 Repl.Vol.), Article 27, § 562A(a), the General Assembly of Maryland made it a criminal offense
“for any person, group or organization to engage in any act or conduct for the sole purpose of coercing or intimidating another person to contribute or donate any goods, materials, services, or moneys to any social, economic, or political association or organization.”
Under subsection (c), persons violating the statute are subject to a fine not exceeding $100, or imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both.1
The…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Kaczorowski v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Adler v. American Standard Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Tucker v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- Bowers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- State v. BrickerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- Tidewater/Havre De Grace, Inc. v. Mayor of Havre De GraceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- Porterfield v. Mascari II, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
- Insurance Commissioner v. Bankers Independent InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Porterfield v. Mascari II, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2002
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