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AMERICAN LAUNDRY MACH. INDUS. v. HORAN

No. 757, September Term, 1979.

45 Md. App. 97 (1980)

412 A.2d 407

AMERICAN LAUNDRY MACHINERY INDUSTRIES v. TIMOTHY EDWARD HORAN ET AL.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided March 5, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald C. Allen, with whom were Allen, Thieblot & Alexander on the brief, for appellant.

Max R. Israelson, with whom were Samuel O. Jackson, Jr., and Israelson & Jackson, P.A. on the brief, for appellee Horan. George L. Russell, Jr., for appellee Jessop. Submitted on brief by Alva P. Weaver, III, for appellee Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc., and by James M. Gabler for appellee Up-to-Date Laundry, Inc.

The cause was argued before MOYLAN, MOORE and WILNER, JJ.

WILNER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a "products liability" case; it is a most unusual one, and also a most tragic one.

Timothy Horan was a balloonist — the "up, up, and away" kind. He owned a large hot air balloon that, for fun and profit, he used in various promotional events.

In October, 1976, Mr. Horan was engaged to fly his balloon in order to advertise or promote the Shrine Circus. The person representing the Circus...

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