• Halbman v. Lemke

    Plaintiff minor purchaser filed a suit against defendant seller to disaffirm a contract for the purchase of a car that was no longer operable.
  • Goodman v. Dicker

    Appellees sued appellants for breach of contract. The trial court found appellants, by their representations and conduct, induced appellees to incur expenses in preparing for business under a franchise that was never granted. The trial court held even...
  • Fair Hous. Council v. Roommate.com, LLC

    Users of the operator's website were required to create a profile by answering questions about their sex, sexual orientation, and whether children would be living with them, and they were asked to list their preferences for roommate characteristics...
  • Glidden v. Szybiak

    Defendants' dog injured plaintiff. Defendants contended that plaintiff was engaged in the commission of a trespass at the time of her injury and was therefore, barred from recovery under the statute.
  • In re Banks

    Defendant looked into a woman's room into a room with the intent of violating her legitimate expectation of privacy. He was charged under the "peeping tom" statute. The trial court dismissed the charges. On review, the court reversed and...
  • Lopez v. Winchell's Donut House

    Plaintiff filed an action for false imprisonment. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants. The trial court determined that the answers given in the employee's deposition stated that she voluntarily accompanied an agent of the...
  • Largey v. Rothman

    The court remanded for a new trial after reversing the trial court's determination that plaintiff patient had consented to an operative procedure performed by defendant physician, and that the physician had not failed to provide her with sufficient...
  • Galloway v. United States

    Petitioner sued respondent to recover benefits for total and permanent disability by reason of insanity. Specifically, he claimed that the strain of active military service abroad brought on an immediate change, which was the beginning of a mental breakdown...
  • Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Md.

    Petitioners, producers of petroleum products, contended that certain provisions of Md. Ann. Code art. 56, § 157E, violated the Due Process and Commerce Clauses , and directly conflicted with the Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S.C.S. § 13 . The provisions...
  • Klein v. Pyrodyne Corp.

    Fireworks discharged by defendant pyrotechnic company exploded near a crowd and injured plaintiff onlookers. The discharge of fireworks was an abnormally dangerous activity justifying imposition of strict liability: that is, it was an activity that is...