Bastian v. Laffin

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• defining \[t]he measure of damages for tortious injuries to personal property” as \the lesser of the difference between the value of the property immediately before the harm has been done and its value immediately thereafter or the reasonable cost of repairs”
• defining “[t]he measure of damages for tortious injuries to personal property” as “the lesser of the difference between the value of the property immediately before the harm has been done and its value immediately thereafter or the reasonable cost of repairs”
• attorneys fees intended to compensate a defendant as well as plaintiff for the consequences of improper conduct
• “[T]he rule is intended to compensate a defendant as well as a plaintiff for the consequences of the defined types of improper conduct by an opponent”
• “the rule is intended to compensate a defendant as well as a plaintiff for the consequences of the defined types of improper conduct by an opponent”
• Personal Representative’s negligent failure to turn personalty of decedent over to heirs

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

19 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Bryant v. Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland, Inc.
  D. Maryland· 1996-04-04· cited 121×
• Fowler v. Printers II, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1991-12-03· cited 82×
• Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Smith
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1989-06-08· cited 45×
• First National Bank v. Shpritz
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1985-06-11· cited 22×
• Battista v. Savings Bank of Baltimore
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1986-04-09· cited 21×
• Attorney Grievance Commission v. Brown
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1986-12-03· cited 19×
• Lampton v. LaHood
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1993-01-08· cited 17×
• Brooks v. Jenkins
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2014-12-16· cited 15×
• Anne Arundel Cty. v. Reeves
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2021-06-07· cited 15×
• Bresnahan v. Bresnahan
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1997-04-02· cited 14×
• Odunukwe v. Odunukwe
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1993-12-01· cited 14×
• Danner v. International Freight Systems of Washington, LLC
  D. Maryland· 2012-02-23· cited 13×
• Hartlove v. Maryland School for Blind
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1996-08-30· cited 12×
• Worsham v. Greenfield
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2013-10-23· cited 12×
• Carter v. Shoppers Food Warehouse MD Corp.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1999-04-13· cited 9×
• Worsham v. Greenfield
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2009-08-27· cited 3×
• Reliance Insurance Co. v. Pro-Tech Conditioning & Heating
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-07-25· cited 2×
• Ayers v. Liller
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1985-11-12· cited 1×
• Solis v. Schueneman
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1996-12-05· cited 1×

Cites

26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Von Lusch v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1977-01-31· cited 92×
• M & R Contractors & Builders, Inc. v. Michael
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1958-01-21· cited 75×
• Empire Realty Co. v. Fleisher
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1973-06-07· cited 70×
• Federal Land Bank of Baltimore, Inc. v. Esham
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1979-10-09· cited 62×
• Langworthy v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1979-03-28· cited 58×
• Jacober v. High Hill Realty, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1974-07-15· cited 44×
• Della Ratta, Inc. v. American Better Community Developers, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1977-12-07· cited 42×
• Cofflin v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1962-12-06· cited 32×
• Colonial Carpets, Inc. v. Carpet Fair, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1977-06-15· cited 26×
• United States v. Richard M. Romitti
  Ninth Circuit· 1966-07-18· cited 25×
• Smith v. Potomac Electric Power Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1964-07-20· cited 25×
• Singer v. Steven Kokes, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1978-04-12· cited 22×
• Todd v. Ferrell
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1988-10-01· cited 21×
• Athas v. Hill
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1983-04-12· cited 20×
• Kruvant v. Dickerman
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1973-06-01· cited 18×
• Hess v. Chalmers
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1976-11-05· cited 17×
• Checkpoint Foreign Car Service, Inc. v. Sweeney
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1968-05-31· cited 15×
• Archway Motors, Inc. v. Herman
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1978-12-08· cited 12×
• Barber v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1974-12-17· cited 11×
• Hahn v. Suburban Hosp. Ass'n, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1983-05-17· cited 11×