Legal Opinion
Watson v. Dorsey
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 15, 1972No. [No. 338, September Term, 1971.]PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, C. J.
On December 16, 1970 the appellants, Ralph Watson and Mary Rose Watson, his wife, sued Walter B. Dorsey, a member of the Bar of Maryland with offices in St. Mary’s County, in a case that became Law No. 4884, for damages they suffered as a result of his alleged professional incompetence. It appears that at a trustee’s sale in 1962 the Watsons purchased one parcel of land and one Raley et ux., purchased another. The key allegation in the declaration was that Mr. Dorsey was employed to represent the Watsons in an ejectment suit (Raley v. Watson, Law No. 3536] filed against them by the Raleys in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. American Mutual Liability Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- Schultz v. KaplanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947
- Grimm v. Co. Comm'rs of Wash. Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Jordan v. Morgan, Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Brohawn v. Transamerica InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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- Frederick Road Ltd. Partnership v. SturmCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- Harig v. Johns-Manville Products Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Grunwald v. BronkeshSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
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