Legal Opinion
O'DONNELL v. McGann
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 6, 1987No. 161, September Term, 1986PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McAULIFFE, Judge.
This appeal involves the nature and extent of the discretionary authority of trial and appellate courts of this State to stay the execution of a money judgment, and more particularly the authority of those courts to approve a supersedeas bond in an amount less than the amount of the judgment.
We hold that the inherent power of trial and appellate courts to fix the terms and conditions for the stay of execution of judgments has not been circumscribed by rule or statute so as to limit the discretion of the court to modify the penalty of a supersedeas bond required for the stay…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Olympia Equipment Leasing Company, Alfco Telecommunications Company, and Abraham Feldman v. Western Union Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Federal Prescription Service, Inc. v. American Pharmaceutical Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
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