Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Evapco, Inc.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 5, 2018No. 0778/16Published
1Opinion of the Court
Charles A. Peterson, et al. v. Evapco, Inc., et al., No. 778, Sept. Term, 2016 Opinion by Leahy, J. Courts > Personal Jurisdiction > Consent to Jurisdiction In a case arising out of a contract designating Maryland as the forum state, a Maryland court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a non-resident party who did not sign the contract but was closely related to the contractual relationship at issue. Courts > Personal Jurisdiction > Consent to Jurisdiction To determine whether a forum-selection clause is enforceable against a non-signatory, we look to whether the forum-selection clause…
2Cases cited62 opinions
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- DiPino v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
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