Legal Opinion
Condore v. Prince George's County
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 19, 1981No. [No. 6, September Term, 1980.]PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Davidson and Rodowsky, JJ., dissent. Rodowsky, J., filed a dissenting opinion at page 533 infra, in which Davidson, J., concurs in part.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), Article 46 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, provides:
"Equality of rights under the law shall not be abridged or denied because of sex.”
The primary issue in this case is whether the ERA modifies the common law of Maryland by imposing upon a wife a legal obligation to pay for medical services rendered to her husband. The Circuit Court for Prince George’s County (Blackwell, J.) held that the appellant, Maureen Condore, was…
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