Opinion ID: 2167636
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Heading: Summary Judgment Motion proper means for raising questions I and II.

Text: In No. 371, Appellants contend that the question of limitations should have been raised either by plea of limitations or by demurrer (State v. Parks, supra) and cannot be raised by motion for summary judgment. The period of time within which suit must be filed under Article 67, section 4, being a condition precedent to the institution of the action and not an ordinary statute of limitations, the question of whether the suit is barred by the statute can be raised by plea, demurrer, motion for summary judgment or any other appropriate procedure. Maryland Rule 610 a 1 provides that, In an action,    a party against whom a claim is asserted, may at any time make a motion for summary judgment in his favor as to all or any part of the claim on the ground that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and that he is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. In this case there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact. The motion was properly granted. Judgments in Nos. 312 and 371 affirmed; costs in both appeals to be paid by appellants.