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Baltimore Building & Construction Trades Council v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Maryland, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Nov 8, 1976
278 Md. 464 (Md. 1976)

Opinion

[No. 29, September Term, 1976.]

Decided November 8, 1976.

Certiorari to the Court of Special Appeals. (Baltimore City Court, Liss, J.)

This cause involves two appeals relating to decisions of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry as to the applicability of the Prevailing Wage Law Code (1957, 1975 Cum. Supp.) Article 100, §§ 96-107 to two public school construction projects, one in Wicomico County and the other in Talbot County. The Court of Special Appeals reversed the judgments of the lower court and this Court granted certiorari.

Judgment of the Court of Special Appeals affirmed. Costs to be paid by the petitioner, Baltimore Building and Construction Trades Council.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SINGLEY, SMITH, DIGGES and LEVINE, JJ.

Peter G. Angelos, with whom was Stephen B. Caplis on the brief, for appellant.

Joseph I. Huesman, with whom were Lerch Huesman on the brief, for appellee Associated Builders Contractors of Maryland, Inc. Henry R. Wolfe, Assistant Attorney General, with whom was Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, on the brief, for appellee Commissioner of Labor and Industry. Submitted on brief by James P. Bailey, Fulton P. Jeffers and Hearne, Fox Bailey for appellee Board of Education of Wicomico County.


We granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Special Appeals in Associated Builders v. Comm'r, 31 Md. App. 171, 355 A.2d 509 (1976) and after a careful review we conclude that the judgments of the Baltimore City Court were properly reversed for the reasons stated in the opinion by Judge Menchine.

Judgment of the Court of Special Appeals affirmed.

Costs to be paid by the petitioner, Baltimore Building and Construction Trades Council.


Summaries of

Baltimore Building & Construction Trades Council v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Maryland, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Nov 8, 1976
278 Md. 464 (Md. 1976)
Case details for

Baltimore Building & Construction Trades Council v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Maryland, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:BALTIMORE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL v . ASSOCIATED BUILDERS…

Court:Court of Appeals of Maryland

Date published: Nov 8, 1976

Citations

278 Md. 464 (Md. 1976)
365 A.2d 279

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