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· 3/22/1982

Sullivan v. Board of License Commissioners

Citations

  • 442 A.2d 558
  • 293 Md. 113
  • 1982 Md. LEXIS 233

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that the power delegated to a county board of license commissioners “to make rules is not the power to make laws”
  • “it is manifestly impractical for the legislature to set specific guidelines to govern the day-today exercise of the rule-making power”
  • “Manifestly, the power delegated to an administrative agency to make rules is not the power to make laws”
  • upholding broad delegations of legislative power to administrative agencies

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Judges: Cole, Davidson, Digges, Eldridge, Murphy, Rodowsky, Smith

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