Legal Opinion
State v. Action TV Rentals, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 9, 1983No. [No. 17 (Adv.), September Term, 1983.]PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodowsky, J.
The principal question presented on this appeal is whether the Retail Installment Sales Act (RISA), Md. Code (1975, 1983 Repl. Vol.), Title 12, Subtitle 6 of the Commercial Law Article (CL) applies to the transactions of one of the appellees, Action TV Rentals, Inc. (Action). Action rents appliances on a week-to-week or month-to-month basis. If the customer, although not obliged to do so, regularly and timely makes a specified number of periodic payments, title to the property passes to the customer. We shall hold that, under the facts of this case, the transaction is not "an installment sale…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United Rental Equipment Co. v. Potts & Callahan Contracting Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
- Beckwith MacHinery Co. v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948
- William Clark v. The Rent-It CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Waldron v. Best TV and Stereo Rentals, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1979
- Smith v. ABC Rental Systems of New Orleans, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Liverpool v. Baltimore Diamond Exchange Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
- State v. Cottman Transmissions Systems, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1991
- Attorney General of Maryland v. DicksonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1989
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- Palacios v. ABC TV & Stereo Rental of Milwaukee, Inc.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1985
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