FLETCHER v. HAVRE DE GRACE CO.

[No. 153, September Term, 1961.]

229 Md. 196 (1962)

177 A.2d 908

FLETCHER v. HAVRE DE GRACE FIREWORKS CO., INC., ETC., ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Motion for modification of opinion filed March 19, 1962.

After hearing thereon, opinion filed July 5, 1962.

Motion for rehearing filed August 6, 1962.

Denied September 13, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger D. Redden (on the original argument) and George Edward Thomsen (on both arguments), with whom were Henry C. Engel, Jr., and William K. Connor on the brief, for appellant.

Norman P. Ramsey (on both arguments) and David F. Albright (on the original argument), with whom were Harry Dyer and C. Stanley Blair on the brief, for Annette J. Fabrizio, etc. et al. part of appellees.

Submitted on the brief by J. Wilmer Cronin for Mary Lang, other appellee.

The cause was argued before BRUNE, C.J., HAMMOND, HORNEY, MARBURY and SYBERT, JJ., and reargued on motion for modification before the entire Court.


After hearing thereon, opinion filed July 5, 1962, modifying mandate.

HORNEY, J., delivered both opinions of the Court.

The primary question posed by this appeal is whether the declaration sounding in tort against a corporation and its officers and directors contained such statement of facts as was necessary to constitute a cause of action against the officers and directors as well as the corporation.

On February 9, 1960, the plaintiff, Minnie L. Fletcher...

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