Legal Opinion
Severn v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 7, 1962No. [No. 38, September Term, 1962.]PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bruñe, C. J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is an appeal from an order dismissing a petition for a writ of mandamus sought by the appellant to require payment of accidental death benefits on account of the death of her husband, who had been a Fire Fighter employed by the City of Baltimore (the City). The appellees are the City and the members of the Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Re' tirement System of the City of Baltimore (the Board).
Robert E. Severn, the husband of the appellant, had been a member of the Fire Department and of the Employees’ Retirement System for…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Heaps v. CobbCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1945
- Spiller v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Hecht v. CrookCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1945
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3Cited by13 opinions
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