Brown v. Dermer

BELL, Chief Judge.

This is a negligence action, instituted in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City on behalf of two children, alleging lead-based paint poisoning. The issue presented to this Court is the propriety of the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the respondents, Frank and Harold Dermer, trading as HF & S Partnership (hereinafter “the Dermers” or “the respondents”). More particularly, we must determine whether allegations concerning a landlord’s knowledge that leased premises contain flaking, loose or peeling paint, a violation of the Baltimore City Housing Code…