CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectuses and "Financial Statements" in the Statement of
Additional Information and to the incorporation by reference in this
Post-Effective Amendment Number 18 to the Registration Statement (Form N-1A)(No.
33-62174) of Legg Mason Investors Trust, Inc., of our reports dated May 3, 2000,
included in the 2000 Annual Reports to shareholders.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 16, 2001
