Neal v. Balt. City Brd. of School Commissioners

Starr Neal, et al. v. Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, No. 21, September Term, 2019. Opinion by Getty, J. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY STATUTORY WAIVER—INDEMNIFICATION The Court of Appeals held that for the purpose of indemnifying a defendant county school board employee, the plain language of Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article § 5-518 requires joinder of a county board of education in the litigation at all times, even if the board has for all other purposes been substantively dismissed. Circuit Court for Baltimore City Case No. 24-C-16-002208 Argued: October 8, 2019 IN THE COURT OF…