Legal Opinion
Pavel Enterprises, Inc. v. AS Johnson Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 10, 1996No. 62, Sept. Term, 1995PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KARWACKI, Judge.
In this case we are invited to adapt the “modern” contractual theory of detrimental reliance, 1 or promissory estoppel, to the relationship between general contractors and their subcontractors. Although the theory of detrimental reliance is available to general contractors, it is not applicable to the facts of this case. For that reason, and because there was no traditional bilateral contract formed, we shall affirm the trial court.
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The National Institutes of Health [hereinafter, “NIH”], solicited bids for a renovation project on Building 30 of its Bethesda, Maryland campus.…
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- James Baird Co. v. Gimbel Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- Burton v. Artery CompanyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
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