SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. v. ULMAN

[Misc. No. 9, September Term, 1979.]

287 Md. 397 (1980)

412 A.2d 1240

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. v. LOUIS JAY ULMAN

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter F. Axelrad, with whom was Robert W. Hesselbacher, Jr., on the brief, for appellant.

Robert E. Chapman and Gilbert B. Weiner, with whom were Ulman & Ulman on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before SMITH, DIGGES, ELDRIDGE, ORTH, COLE and DAVIDSON, JJ.


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

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland has certified two questions of Maryland law for our consideration pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Maryland Code (1974, 1980 Repl. Vol.), § 12-601 et seq. of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article. The questions are:

"1. (a) Does a new and separate cause of action accrue against the publisher of a libelous...

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