Legal Opinion
Smith v. Gehring
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 5, 1985No. 533, September Term, 1985PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADKINS, Judge.
The issues in this case are (1) whether what appellant characterizes as misjoinder of a defendant and what appellee characterizes as mere misnomer can be corrected by amendment of a pleading after limitations have run, and (2) whether the doctrine of laches is now available as a defense to a legal, as opposed to an equitable, claim. The Circuit Court for Baltimore County (DeWaters, J.) accepted the amendment and refused to apply laches. We affirm.
Facts
Since this is an expedited appeal, it is before us on an agreed statement of the ease. That statement frames the issues for us.…
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