Legal Opinion
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. v. Los Angeles Rams Football Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 27, 1978No. [No. 10, September Term, 1978.]PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDigges, J.
Here, as referee, we are called upon to decide a preliminary dispute that has arisen just prior to the opening kickoff in what portends to be a hard-fought legal spectacle. Although the main contest concerns the alleged negligence of petitioner Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company (Peat & Co.) in preparing a financial statement relied on by respondent Los Angeles Rams Football Company (Rams) when it entered into a 1972 franchise exchange agreement with the Baltimore Football Club, Inc., this underlying cause of action has been benched pending settlement of the scrimmage now before us. Instead,…
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