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Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 11/30/1994

Kiley v. First National Bank

Citations

  • 102 Md. App. 317
  • 649 A.2d 1145
  • 1994 Md. App. LEXIS 159

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that to extent bank’s letter constituted a contract, it was terminable at will because it had no defined duration
  • recognizing that a signature card constitutes a contract between a bank and its customer and finding that the bank customer accepted bank rules and regulations when the signature card specifically referred to those rules and regulations
  • recognizing that a signature card constitutes a contract between a bank and its customer and finding that the bank customer accepted bank rules and regulations when the signature card specifically referred to those rules and regulations
  • holding that plaintiffs’ claim that they could have taken their business elsewhere was not enough to establish detriment from reliance; in order to prevail, plaintiffs needed to show that they lost an opportunity to secure what they were seeking perpetually from another institution
  • upholding summary judgment where “[a]ny claimed reliance that the [plaintiffs] may have had on the alleged promise to maintain forever the original terms of the account would have been unreasonable.”
  • under Maryland law “an enforceable contract must express with definiteness and certainty the nature and extent of the parties’ obligations”

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Judges: Hollander

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