Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Rowan
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 10, 1984No. 320, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILNER, Judge.
Literature abounds with tales of look-alike people exchanging places, each wittingly or unwittingly posing as or simply being taken for the other. The results range from the farcical (The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare) to the adventuresome (The Prince And The Pauper, Puddinhead Wilson, Twain) to the heroic (A Tale Of Two Cities, Dickens).
This case presents a variation on the theme. It involves not people, but horses; the result is neither farcical, nor adventuresome, nor heroic, but economic.
Harland W. Sanders, appellant, is an experienced breeder and owner of thoroughbred…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Countess v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Cox v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Henkelmann v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
- Globe Indemnity Co. v. Victill Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- B. P. Oil Corp. v. MabeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Baltimore Police Department v. CherkesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Brady v. Ralph Parsons Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Spencer v. Hendersen-Webb, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1999
- Baker, Watts & Co. v. Miles & StockbridgeCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1993
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