Legal Opinion
Polakoff v. Turner
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 11, 2005No. 20, Sept. Term, 2004PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreene, J.
On October 30, 2002, a jury in Baltimore City found Lawrence Polakoff (“Polakoff’) and Chase Management (“Chase”) negligent in the lead-paint poisoning of Jasmine Turner (“Jasmine”), a minor who resided in a home owned by Polakoff and managed by Chase. The jury awarded Jasmine $500,000 that was later reduced by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City to $350,000, pursuant to the cap on non-economie damages. Both parties appealed to the Court of Special Appeals. 1
While the matter was pending in the Court of Special Appeals, we decided Brooks v. Lewin Realty III, Inc., 378 Md. 70, 835 A.2d 616…
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