Legal Opinion
Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane v. Tornillo
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 7, 1992No. 868, September Term, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALPERT, Judge.
At trial of this worker’s compensation appeal, counsel for John Tomillo, appellee, made the following statement during his closing argument.
I think there is good news and bad news for Mr. Tomillo and I do not say this flippantly. The good news is that the law in this country is overwhelmingly on his side; the bad side is that the Maryland Court of Appeals ha[s] never directly had the issue before it. I can say that without any question.
What is the issue? The issue is that Mr. Tornillo as an outside sales representative, was required as a condition of his employment to furnish a…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Smith v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Maryland Paper Products Co. v. JudsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- Pariser Bakery & State Accident Fund v. KoontzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Wiley Manufacturing Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Proctor-Silex Corp. v. DeBrickCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Histed v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1993
- Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane v. TornilloCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. LorkovicCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Spellman v. Christiana Care Health ServicesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2013
- Devine v. Advanced Power Control, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1995
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