Court of Appeals of Maryland· 12/23/2002

Consolidated Construction Services, Inc. v. Simpson

Citations

813 A.2d 260
372 Md. 434
2002 Md. LEXIS 959

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that ambiguity in a statute requires the court to consider the purpose and policy behind the statute and avoid unjust results
observing that the Maryland Constitution “does not confer upon [the] Court [of Appeals] the power to, by rule, add substantive elements to causes of action”
provision of rule governing garnishment actions effected a substantive change in the cause of action that exceeded the Court’s rulemaking authority
When interpreting the attorney’s lien statute, we stated that “Legislature is presumed to have been aware of our case law regarding the purpose and definition of such liens, i.e., charging liens.”
provision of rule governing garnishment actions effected a substantive change in the cause of action that exceeded the Court’s rulemaking authority
“[T]he fact that the Maryland Rules have the force of law does not mean that a rule is a statute.”

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Judges: Cathell

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