288                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 2

CONSOLATION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 36, §13. Only a slight change is made
in language.

SEC. 9-112. PRESS, RADIO, OR TELEVISION EMPLOYEES.

A PERSON ENGAGED IN, CONNECTED WITH, OR EMPLOYED
ON A NEWSPAPER OR JOURNAL OR FOR ANY RADIO OR
TELEVISION STATION MAY NOT BE COMPELLED TO DISCLOSE,
IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING OR TRIAL OR BEFORE ANY
COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATURE OR ELSEWHERE, THE SOURCE
OF ANY NEWS OR INFORMATION PROCURED OR OBTAINED BY HIM
FOR AND PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER OR DISSEMINATED BY
THE RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION WHERE HE IS ENGAGED,
CONNECTED WITH, OR EMPLOYED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 35, §2.

The Court of Appeals in State v. Sheridan,
248 Md. 320, 322 (1967) has stated that "...
the statute makes inviolate only 'the source
of any news or information' and not the 'news
or information' itself". The appeal in this
case was dismissed because the question
involved was moot, and the court's decision
did not construe this Statute which was
enacted in 1396. The 1967 decision is the
only case which cites this section.

One slight change in language is made.
SEC. 9-113. ADVERSE PERSON OR PARTY.

IN A CIVIL CASE, A PARTY OR AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR,
OR MANAGING AGENT OF A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, OR
ASSOCIATION MAY BE CALLED BY THE ADVERSE PARTY AND
INTERROGATED AS ON CROSS-EXAMINATION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This is new language derived from
Art. 35, §9. The language and style are
altered for the purpose of clarity and
simplification.

SEC. 9-114. INTERPRETERS.
(A) APPOINTMENT.
IF A PARTY OR WITNESS IS DEAF OR A DEAF-MUTE OR