Legal Opinion
Semtek International Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 7, 1999No. 1041, Sept. Term, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOYLAN, Judge.
Semtek International Corp. (“Semtek”), the appellant, challenges an Order issued by Judge Joseph H.H. Kaplan in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, whereby Semtek’s Complaint against Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed”), the appellee, was dismissed on grounds of res judicata. On appeal, Semtek raises the sole issue of whether the trial court erred in dismissing the Complaint. Although Semtek has strained, at least before us if not necessarily before Judge Kaplan, to inject all sorts of peripheral doctrines and issues into the case, the question before us, in essence, is…
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