Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Hecht Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 6, 1968No. Civ. No. 18181PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
The Court of Appeals of Maryland has recently reiterated the Maryland rule that to support an action for false imprisonment, there must be a deprivation of the liberty of another without his consent and without legal justification, and that probable cause may be considered in mitigation of damages, but not as a defense to the charge. Clark’s Brooklyn Park, Inc. v. Hranicka, 246 Md. 178, 227 A.2d 726 (1967); Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Barrack, 210 Md. 168, 122 A.2d 457 (1956); Fleisher v. Ensminger, 140 Md. 604, 118 A. 153 (1922). This diversity action tried to the court…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mayor of Baltimore v. State ex rel. Board of PoliceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1860
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. BarrackCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. CainCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1895
- Jacques v. Childs Dining Hall Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Clark's Brooklyn Park, Inc. v. Hranicka & KopasekCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
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3Cited by7 opinions
- William Whirl v. C. v. (Buster) Kern and Fidelity and Deposit Company of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. PaulCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Kimbrough v. Giant Food, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Shipp v. Autoville Ltd.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Ward v. BrownDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2012
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