Shreffler v. Morris

For the third time, Rule 542 of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, which imposes a limit on the time within which a civil case may be removed, is under fire. We flanked a similar attack in Smith v. Fredericktown Bank & Trust Co., 258 Md. 141, 265 A. 2d 236 (1970) when we held that the Rule, which became effective on 1 October 1969, was not applicable to a case which had been at issue since 10 June 1969. Thomas H. Quinn, Inc. v. Realty Investment Co., Inc., 261 Md. 308, 274 A. 2d 352 (1971) which also challenged the validity of the Rule, was disposed of on procedural grounds. The present case puts…