Legal Opinion
American Laundry MacHinery Industries v. Horan
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 5, 1980No. 757, September Term, 1979PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilner, J.
This is a “products liability” case; it is a most unusual one, and also a most tragic one.
Timothy Horan was a balloonist — the “up, up, and away” kind. He owned a large hot air balloon that, for fun and profit, he used in various promotional events.
In October, 1976, Mr. Horan was engaged to fly his balloon in order to advertise or promote the Shrine Circus. The person representing the Circus in this was one William Stair, who also happened to own the Up-to-Date Laundry. As an inducement to Mr. Horan, Mr. Stair promised to clean the balloon if it got dirty, which, indeed, it did.…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Impala Platinum Ltd. v. Impala Sales (U.S.A.), Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Phipps v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- McLeod v. Grant County School District No. 128Washington Supreme Court · 1953
- St. Paul at Chase Corp. v. Manufacturers Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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- James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Tuttle v. RaymondSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
- Saval v. BL Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
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