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JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL v. CORREIA

No. 2453, Sept. Term, 2005.

921 A.2d 837 (2007)

174 Md. App. 359

The JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, et al. v. Jane E.S. CORREIA, et ux.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

April 30, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald W. Shaw (Amanda P. Just, on brief), Towson, for appellant.

Paul D. Bekman, Emily C. Malarkey (Gregory G. Hopper, on brief), Baltimore, for appellee.

Panel SALMON, SHARER, MEREDITH, JJ.

SALMON, J.

About one hundred years ago, the Maryland Court of Appeals held that one who "is engaged in the undertaking of running an elevator as a means of personal transportation" is required to use the "highest degree of care and diligence practicable under the circumstances," which is the same standard that common carriers are required to meet. See Belvidere Bldg. Co. v. Bryan, 103 Md. 514, 539-40, 525, 64 A. 44 (1906). The rule in Belvidere was reaffirmed...

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