Bright v. Unsatisfied Claim & Judgment Fund Board

Our task here is to construe whether the notice requirement of Maryland Code (1957, 1967 Repl. Vol.) Art. 66V2, § 154 (a) (4), now codified as Code (1957, 1970 Repl. Vol.) Art. 66V2, § 7-606 (a) (4), is mandatory rather than directory on a claimant who seeks permission to bring an action for damages against the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board, presently entitled the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund. 1 As we agree with the Superior Court of Baltimore City that it is obligatory we will affirm the judgment of that court.

The genesis of this case is an automobile accident which…