Legal Opinion
Kent Village Associates Joint Venture v. Smith
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 26, 1995No. 413PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILNER, Chief Judge.
This appeal arises from a tragic accident that occurred on October 27, 1988. Four-year-old Kimberly Smith was playing on a refuse bin located near the playground in the apartment development where she lived when the bin fell over on her, causing very serious and permanent injuries and leaving her a paraplegic.
In April, 1991, the State of Illinois, Kimberly’s guardian, filed suit in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County against Kent Village Associates Joint Venture (Kent Village), the owner of the apartment development; Southern Management Corp. (Southern), an allied…
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