Legal Opinion
Institute of Mission Helpers v. Reliance Insurance
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 11, 1992No. Civ. HM-92-1285PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HERBERT F. MURRAY, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiffs, Institute of Mission Helpers of Baltimore City (“Mission Helpers”), a religious order organized under the laws of Maryland, filed this diversity action against Reliance Insurance Company (“Reliance”), a Pennsylvania corporation, based on two surety bonds executed by the parties. Presently before this Court are the motions of the defendant to dismiss several counts from the complaint and for a stay pending arbitration.
I. MOTION TO DISMISS
A court may grant a motion to dismiss “only if it is clear that no relief could be granted…
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