· 4/3/2002
Heritage Harbour, L.L.C. v. John J. Reynolds, Inc.
Citations
- 795 A.2d 806
- 143 Md. App. 698
- 2002 Md. App. LEXIS 63
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that, under Maryland law, “‘the rights both to indemnification and to contribution, whether based on contract or tort, accrue at the time of payment and not before’”
- “[A]ppellants’ claims are predicated upon future events that may never occur — a finding in favor of Plaintiffs in the Underlying Suit.”
- “A court may award sanctions for failure of discovery, therefore, only when there is a discovering and moving party.”
- “In order to successfully claim that appellees are liable to them for contribution and/or indemnity, appellants must have alleged that appellees have original tort liability to plaintiffs in the Underlying Suit.”
- “[I]f there has been incomplete discovery, a party may seek an order compelling discovery under Rule 2-432(b). When a motion to compel discovery is granted and then violated, a court may award sanctions pursuant to Rule 2-433(b
- right to contribution accrues at time of payment, not before
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Judges: Davis, Sonner, and Greene
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