Legal Opinion
Holmes v. Coverall North America, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 4, 1994No. 10PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASANOW, Judge.
In this appeal, we are called upon to determine whether a claim for breach of contract damages based on fraudulent inducement and violations of the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Act may be resolved in court rather than submitted to an arbitrator, as required by an arbitration clause contained in the franchise contract.
I
The underlying dispute in this case involves the validity of an arbitration clause in a franchise agreement between Ronald T. Holmes (“Holmes”), Holmestar Corporation (“Holmestar”), and Coverall North America, Inc. (“Coverall”). Coverall is a…
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