Scroggins v. Dahne
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1Opinion of the Court
CHASANOW, Judge.
Before this Court are two related cases concerning injuries sustained by the plaintiffs allegedly due to the ingestion of lead-based paint. These cases present the same legal issue we addressed today in Richwind Joint Venture 4 v. Brunson, 335 Md. 661, 645 A.2d 1147 (1994)—whether a landlord can be held liable for lead poisoning when the landlord had no knowledge of the flaking lead-based paint in rented premises. As explained in Richwind, 335 Md. at 676, 645 A.2d at 1154, the common law has not been supplanted by Article 13 of the Baltimore City Code and thus, for a landlord…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Heat & Power Corp. v. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- King v. BankerdCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Scott v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Brewer v. MeleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. Riverdale Heights Volunteer Fire Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
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- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. LaneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- Samuels v. TschechtelinCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- Bartholomee v. CaseyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1994
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