FOOD FAIR STORES v. JOY

[Misc. No. 8, September Term, 1977.]

283 Md. 205 (1978)

389 A.2d 874

FOOD FAIR STORES, INC. v. TERESA CAROL JOY

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided July 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerson B. Mehlman, with whom were George D. Solter and Whiteford, Taylor, Preston, Trimble & Johnston on the brief, for appellant.

R. Douglas Jones, with whom were Joseph I. Huesman and Lerch & Huesman on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, DIGGES, LEVINE, ELDRIDGE, ORTH and COLE, JJ.


LEVINE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. COLE, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 220 infra.

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