Legal Opinion
Burning Tree Club, Inc. v. Bainum
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 23, 1985No. 119, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*56MURPHY, C.J.,
announcing the judgment of the Court, in which SMITH and ORTH, JJ., join.
Article 46 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, commonly known as the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.), was adopted by the people of Maryland in November of 1972; it provides:
“Equality of rights under the law shall not be abridged or denied because of sex.”
The principal question in this case is whether Maryland Code (1957, 1980 Repl.Vol.), Article 81, § 19(e)(4), which conditionally affords preferential tax assessments to private country clubs operated with the primary purpose of serving or benefiting…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- State v. Burning Tree Club, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
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- Coalition for Open Doors v. Annapolis Lodge No. 622Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
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