Legal Opinion
Welsh v. Gerber Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 30, 1989No. Misc. No. 19, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McAULIFFE, Judge.
We address a question certified to us by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act. 1 The question involves the scope and reach of nonmutual, defensive, collateral estoppel following the entry of a consent judgment, and affects the rights of parties in a joint tort-feasor situation. Because the question fashioned by the certifying court is fact-specific, we first set forth the facts as given to us.
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“On January 26, 1983, a station wagon occupied by [Michael Welsh, a minor, and his parents,…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- United States v. MendozaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by55 opinions
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