Legal Opinion
State v. Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 11, 1984No. 100, September Term, 1983PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
The primary question in this case is whether Maryland Code (1982), § 19-351(b) of the Health-General Article (the podiatry statute), as applied to The Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland, Inc. (Good Samaritan), violates Article I, § 10 of the United States Constitution which prohibits any state from enacting “any . . . Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts.”
Section 19-351(b) provides:
“(b) Podiatrists. — (1) A hospital or related institution that provides medical or surgical care of the foot, other than incidental care, shall include, in its bylaws, rules, or…
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