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KNOCHE v. COX

[No. 164, September Term, 1977.]

282 Md. 447 (1978)

385 A.2d 1179

WILLIAM L. KNOCHE v. ROBERT ALLAN COX, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING HUSBAND OF DIXIE LEE COX

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 25, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Ford Davis, with whom were Whiteford, Taylor, Preston, Trimble & Johnston on the brief, for appellant.

Bertram M. Goldstein, with whom were Jacob & Goldstein on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, DIGGES, LEVINE, ELDRIDGE, ORTH and COLE, JJ.

ORTH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Dixie Lee Cox was employed as a dental assistant by William L. Knoche, D.D.S. She was killed by the negligent act of Knoche. The issue for decision is whether, under the circumstances of the accident, Knoche's liability for her death was exclusively under the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act, Maryland Code (1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., 1977 Cum. Supp.) Art. 101, § 1, et seq. (the Act). We hold that it...

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