SMITH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case comes to us by certification from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Under Maryland Code (1974) § 12-601, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, jurisdiction is granted to this Court to "answer questions of law certified to it by ... a United States District Court ... if there is involved in any proceeding before the certifying court a question of law of this state which may...
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