Legal Opinion
Ferguson Trenching Co. Inc. v. Kiehne
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 20, 1993No. 51, September Term, 1992PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASANOW, Judge.
In this case, we construe for the first time Maryland’s construction trust statute, Maryland Code (1974, 1988 Repl. Vol., 1992 Cum.Supp.), Real Property Article, §§ 9-201 to 9-204. 1 At issue is the personal liability of a corporate general contractor’s president for funds that the corporation held in trust for a subcontractor, but used for other purposes. The construction trust statute provides that a corporate officer of a contractor may be held personally liable when, with intent to defraud, the officer retains or uses the funds for a purpose other than the payment of those…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Bart Arconti & Sons, Inc. v. Ames-Ennis, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- State v. McCallumCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991
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