Langrall, Muir & Noppinger v. Gladding

282 Md. 397 (1978)

384 A.2d 737

LANGRALL, MUIR & NOPPINGER

v.

HARRY L. GLADDING ET AL.

[No. 74, September Term, 1977.]

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 21, 1978.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, DIGGES, LEVINE, ELDRIDGE, ORTH and COLE, JJ.

Rob Ross Hendrickson, with whom were Henry M. Decker, Jr., and Frank M. Benson, Jr., on the brief, for appellant.

Bayard Z. Hochberg for appellees.

LEVINE, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 403 infra.

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