Legal Opinion
Cash & Carry America, Inc. v. Roof Solutions, Inc.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 30, 2015No. 2122/12PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeborah S. Eyler, J.
The primary question in this case is whether a roofing contractor who performs work on a structure owes a duty of care in tort to a third party owner of personal property inside the structure. The answer is yes, although there are limits on the type of property damage encompassed by this duty of care, as we shall discuss.
Cash & Carry America, Inc. (“CCA”), the appellant, is a business owned in part by Merle Coe, who is its Chief Executive Officer. In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, CCA sued Diogo Depaula and Roof Solutions, Inc. (“Roof Solutions”), the appellees, alleging that their…
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