Section 4-316 - Bonds. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-316. Bonds.
 

(a)  Required for temporary restraining order or temporary injunction.- Before a court issues a temporary restraining order or temporary injunction in a case that involves or grows out of a labor dispute, the plaintiff shall post bond with the court. 

(b)  Amount.-  

(1) Bond under this section shall be in an amount sufficient to compensate each person who is enjoined for any loss, expense, or damages that improvident or erroneous issuance of the temporary restraining order or temporary injunction causes. 

(2) The amount shall include reasonable counsel fees and other reasonable costs that a defendant incurs in defending against other injunctive relief in the same case if the court denies the injunctive relief. 

(c)  Liability of applicant and surety.- Bond under this section signifies an agreement between the plaintiff and surety to submit to the jurisdiction of the court for the purpose of being liable on the bond. 

(d)  Effect of section.- This section does not prevent a party who has a claim on or under a bond from bringing an action to pursue an ordinary remedy in court. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 100, § 68; 1991, ch. 8, § 2; 1992, ch. 22, § 1.]