Legal Opinion
Evans v. Morsell
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 19, 1978No. [No. 166, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
We issued a writ of certiorari in this case in order to consider the principles applicable to an action against an employer based upon the alleged negligent hiring or retention of an employee.
The plaintiff Joseph Evans brought this action for compensatory and punitive damages for personal injuries which he sustained as a result of being shot by a bartender in a tavern owned by the defendant. The plaintiff alleged in his declaration that he entered the defendant’s establishment “as a customer and invitee,” that he was acting in a peaceful manner when he was “maliciously shot with a twelve…
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- Henderson v. Nolting First Mortgage Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Abraham v. S. E. Onorato GaragesHawaii Supreme Court · 1968
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- Bryant v. Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1996
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