CHESAPEAKE FINANCIAL CORP. v. LAIRD

[No. 84, September Term, 1980.]

289 Md. 594 (1981)

425 A.2d 1348

CHESAPEAKE FINANCIAL CORPORATION ET AL. v. DONALD S. LAIRD ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided March 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Cunningham, with whom was Richard F. Cadigan on the brief, for appellants.

John H. Zink, III, with whom were Cook, Howard, Downes & Tracy on the brief, for appellees.

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


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

Appellees, plaintiffs below, obtained a general verdict and judgment thereon in an action for damages submitted to the jury on theories of deceit and negligent misrepresentation. It was claimed by the appellees that the corporate appellant's agent represented that it would enter into a real estate development joint venture with the appellees to which the corporate appellant would furnish the financing. Appellants'...

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