· 4/9/1985
Mitchell Properties, Inc. v. Real Estate Title Co.
Citations
- 490 A.2d 271
- 62 Md. App. 473
- 1985 Md. App. LEXIS 367
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that while “there is a prima facie presumption in Maryland” that an attorney may act on behalf of their client, Maryland “has declined to extend that presumption to the settlement of a lawsuit” so an attorney “must have express authority to settle their clients’ claims”
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Judges: Bell
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