Legal Opinion
Rein v. Koons Ford, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 22, 1989No. 55, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RODOWSKY, Judge.
Under the Maryland law of conflict of laws Maryland courts do not enforce the “penal” laws of other states or nations. The principal question in this case is whether a Virginia consumer protection statute on which the instant transitory action is based is a “penal” statute in the conflict of laws sense. As hereinafter explained, we shall hold that the statute is not penal.
The judgment appealed from was entered on a motion to dismiss. Appellant, Bert W. Rein (Rein), filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County against the appellee, Koons Ford, Inc. (Koons). Rein…
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