Deems v. Western Maryland Railway Co.

Decided 1967-06-30

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Oppenheimer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. For the first time in this State, the denial of a wife’s right to sue for loss of her husband’s consortium due to injuries received by him as the result of the defendant’s negligence, is expressly challenged as a violation of the wife’s rights under the Equal P…

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