· 8/25/1999
Green v. H & R BLOCK, INC.
Citations
- 735 A.2d 1039
- 355 Md. 488
- 1999 Md. LEXIS 488
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the relationship between H & R Block and its customers for the preparation of tax returns was that of principal-agent
- holding that the rela- tionship between H&R Block and its customers for the preparation of tax returns was that of principal-agent
- holding that under Maryland law, a claim for fraudulent concealment requires, among other elements, that plaintiff establish that “the defendant intended to defraud or deceive plaintiff”
- holding that there was no basis for imposing vicarious liability on a corporate official for the tortious conduct of a co-employee when the official was serving in a managerial capacity and did not engage in any affirmative conduct
- holding that Maryland courts “consider[] three characteristics as having particular relevance to the determination of the existence of a principal-agent relationship: (1) the agent’s power to alter the legal relations of the principal; (2
- explaining that an agent is a fiduciary to his principal within the scope of the agency relationship
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Judges: Chasanow
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