Foodmaker, Inc. v. Denny

Foodmaker, Inc., operator of Jack-in-the-Box restaurants, formerly Checkerboard Properties, Inc., (Foodmaker), the appellant and cross-appellee, brought a suit at law in the Superior Court of Baltimore City against William B. Denny, Avrum K. Rifman and The Title Guarantee Company 1 for compensatory and punitive damages resulting from an alleged breach of contract for the sale of real property. Denny and Rifman countered by bringing an action in equity against Foodmaker in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City for specific performance of the contract. Pursuant to a stipulation among the parties…