Maryland Arms Ltd. Partnership v. Connell

¶ 1. The petitioner, Maryland Arms Limited Partnership (Maryland Arms), *304seeks review of a published court of appeals decision reversing the circuit court's grant of summary judgment, which was in Maryland Arms' favor.1 The court of appeals remanded the case to the circuit court with directions that summary judgment be entered instead for the defendants, Cari and Linda Connell.

¶ 2. Maryland Arms asserts that under an unambiguous sentence of its residential lease, Cari Connell (Connell) is liable for the damage to her apartment when her plugged-in hair dryer caused a fire. Although Maryland…