HANSFORD v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 1764, September Term, 1989.

84 Md. App. 301 (1990)

578 A.2d 844

THOMAS T. HANSFORD, SR. v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

September 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Sidell (Leslie G. Fein and Crowley, Hoge & Fein, P.C., on the brief), Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Lutz Alexander Prager (Herbert O. Reid, Sr. and Charles L. Reischel, on the brief), Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Argued before ALPERT, BLOOM, and CATHELL, JJ.


ALPERT, Judge.

In this case of first impression, we must decide whether Maryland courts may exercise jurisdiction over a non-resident who "causes tortious injury in the state by an act or omission ..." on a federal enclave located within the geographical boundaries of Maryland. Under the circumstances set forth below, we answer in the negative.

On August 15, 1988, appellants, Thomas T. Hansford, Sr. and his wife, Mary Dell Hansford, filed a complaint in the...

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