Hashem v. Taheri

KARWACKI, Judge.

This appeal requires us to assess the impact of Maryland’s 1984 merger of law and equity 1 on the constitutional right to a jury trial, 2 where a plaintiff asserts both legal and equitable claims involving a common question. We begin by describing the context in which the question is presented.

Mohammad Ali Taheri, the appellee, brought suit against the appellants, Afsana Enterprises, Inc. (Afsana), D & A Enterprises, Inc. (D & A), and Mohammed and Marial Hashem in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. Appellee’s ten count complaint pleaded seven stockholder de rivative…