DIRECTV v. MATTINGLY

No. 130, Sept. Term, 2002.

829 A.2d 626 (2003)

376 Md. 302

DIRECTV, Inc. v. John A. MATTINGLY, Sr.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

July 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James K. Archibald (Marina M. Sabett, Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP, Baltimore, Steven E. Bledsoe, Stephen H. McClain, Kimberly Horsley, Kirkland & Ellis, Los Angeles, CA, Patrick J. Attridge, King & Attridge, Rockville, on brief), for petitioner.

John A. Mattingly, Jr. (Baldwin, Briscoe & Mattinly, Chtd., Lexington Park, on brief), for respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL and BATTAGLIA, JJ.


CATHELL, J.

This case arises out of a February 1997 subscription contract between DIRECTV, petitioner, a provider of satellite television services, and one of its customers, John A. Mattingly, Sr., respondent. On August 6, 1999, respondent filed suit against petitioner1 alleging that petitioner improperly charged him an administrative late fee of $2.81. On November 9, 2001, the Circuit Court for St. Mary's County granted petitioner's motion...

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