SMITH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
We here find ourselves concerned with what quite obviously is a matter of principle since the amount of taxes involved including interest and penalty was but $44.62 when the matter was determined by the Maryland Tax Court.
The question presented is whether a Maryland lawyer who gives up his private practice to accept appointment to a judicial office is permitted to deduct in the computation of his taxable income...
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