HARPY v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INS. CO.

No. 1666, September Term, 1987.

76 Md. App. 474 (1988)

545 A.2d 718

CHERYL J. HARPY, A MINOR, ETC. v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

August 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James K. Carmody, Annapolis (John A. Blondell, Glen Burnie, on the brief), for appellants.

John R. Greene (Goodman, Cohen & Bennett P.A., on the brief), Annapolis, for appellee.

Argued before GARRITY, ROBERT M. BELL and POLLITT, JJ.


POLLITT, Judge.

Cheryl J. Harpy sued her father, Joseph T. Harpy, Jr., in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County for (1) assault and battery, (2) intentional infliction of emotional distress, and (3) negligence. The factual allegations in all three counts were, in essence, that during the years 1979 through 1984, when Cheryl was between 9 and 13 years old, her father sexually abused her in various ways, including sexual intercourse.

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