Commissioner of Labor & Industry v. Fitzwater

This case concerns the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act, Maryland Code (1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., 1976 Cum. Supp.) Art. 48, §§ 167-181 (the Act). Alleging that a boiler in the place of business of Edward Fitzwater, trading as Fitzwater Furniture Company (Fitzwater) had exploded, the Commissioner of the Division of Labor and Industry,t Department of Licensing and Regulation of the State of Maryland (the State) filed a petition in the Circuit Court for Garrett County praying the issuance of a mandatory injunction ordering Fitzwater to permit the State to inspect the boiler. 1 By order of 2…