Legal Opinion
In Re Taylor
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 8, 1988No. Misc. No. 10, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr.,
Specially Assigned.
The democratic system of government under which we live is founded upon the concept that the individual is endowed “with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The Declaration of Independence para. 2 (U.S.1776). A tenet of this concept is that a person should not be imprisoned for debt. Md. Const., Art. Ill, § 38. A corollary of this tenet is that the debtor should not be stripped bare of his belongings and property so as to be rendered a pauper. A principle of the corollary is that a person shall…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Muhr v. PinoverCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
- Darby v. RouseCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1891
- Fowler v. State Ex Rel. GrayCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1904
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