Legal Opinion
Mason v. Board of Education
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 16, 2003No. 44, Sept. Term, 2002PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRaker, J.
We granted certiorari to consider the issue of when, for purposes of § 5-201 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article,1 a minor become an adult — the day before the minor’s eighteenth birthday or on the day of the birthday? We shall hold, consistent with the common law rule (the coming of age rule) for computing a person’s age, the day that the person was born is included in the calculation so that a person attains a given age on the day preceding the anniversary of their birth.
Shelley Mason, petitioner, was bom on April 4, 1979. Along with her mother, she filed a complaint in the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- In Re HarrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Harrison v. Montgomery County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- Nelson v. SandkampSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
- Commonwealth v. HoweSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Hounshell v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Doe v. RoeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2011
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