Broadwater v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 district · 118 state decisions

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1. “[t]he test of the sufficiency of the [complaint for declaratory judgment] is not whether it shows that the plaintiff is entitled to the declaration of rights or interest in accordance with his theory, but whether he is entitled to a declaration at all; so, even though the plaintiff may be on the losing side of the dispute, if he states the existence of a controversy which should be settled, he states a cause of suit for a declaratory decree.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Christ v. Maryland Department of Natural Resources · Allied Investment Corp. v. Jasen

2. “"[wjhere the plaintiff's pleading sets forth an actual or justiciable controversy, ... it sets forth a cause of action, even though the plaintiff may not be entitled to a favorable declaration on the facts stated in his complaint; that is, in passing on the [motion to dismiss,] the court is not concerned with the question whether the plaintiff is right in a controversy, but only with whether he is entitled to a declaration of rights with respect to the matters alleged.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Popham v. State Farm Mutual Insurance · 124 Md. App. 314 - Hamdan v. Klimovitz

3. ““Legions of our cases hold that a demurrer, the type of motion to dismiss here involved, is rarely appropriate in a declaratory judgment action. See, e.g., State v. Burning Tree Club, 301 Md. 9, 16-18 , 481 A.2d 785, 788-89 (1984); City of Bowie v. Area Dev. Corp., 261 Md. 446, 456 , 276 A.2d 90,95 (1971); Borders v. Board of Education, 259 Md. 256, 258-59 , 269 A.2d 570, 571 (1970); Balto. Import Car v. Md. Port Auth., 258 Md. 335, 338-39 , 265 A.2d 866, 867-68 (1970); Merc.-Safe Dep. & Tr. v. Reg. of Wills, 257 Md. 454, 459 , 263 A.2d 543, 545-46 (1970); Kacur v. Employers Mut. Cas. Co., 253 Md. 500 , 504 n. 2, 254 A.2d 156 , 158 n. 2 (1969); Woodland Beach Ass’n v. Worley, 253 Md. 442, 447-48 , 253 Md. 442 , 252 A.2d 827, 830 (1969); Causey v. Gray, 250 Md. 380, 391 , 243 A.2d 575, 583-84 (1968); Garrett County v. Oakland, 249 Md. 400, 401-02 , 249 Md. 400 , 240 A.2d 228, 229 (1968); Hunt v. Montgomery County, 248 Md. 403, 408-10 , 237 A.2d 35, 37-39 (1968); Queen Anne’s County v. Miles, 246 Md. 355, 362 , 228 A.2d 450, 453 (1967); Myers v. Chief of Fire Bureau, 237 Md. 583, 591 , 207 A.2d 467, 471 (1965); Kelley v. Davis, 233 Md. 494, 498 , 197 A.2d 230, 231 (1964); Md. Committee v. Tawes, 228 Md. 412 , 419-20 n. 4, 180 A.2d 656 , 659 n. 4 (1962); Shapiro v. County Comm. [Com’rs], 219 Md. 298, 302-03 , 149 A.2d 396, 398-99 (1959). “On the facts of this case the State erred in moving to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action and the trial judge erred in granting th”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Glover v. Glendening