Legal Opinion
Benson v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 7, 2005No. 7, September Term, 2005PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrell, J.
We issued a writ of certiorari to the Court of Special Appeals, before it decided the appeal in this case, to consider several questions:
1. Whether the State of Maryland violates Articles 8 and/or 14 of the Declaration of Rights or the Maryland Consumer Protection Act (CPA), or is subject to the common law actions of unjust enrichment or for money had and received, when the State receives a commission on charges collected from collect phone calls made by prison inmates where the authorizing statute fails to establish the specific rate of commission to be remitted to the State.
2. Whether the…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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