Porter v. General Boiler Casing Co.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a signature is not required in order to bring a contract into existence
• holding that a non-party may become bound by a written contract where their conduct is sufficient to manifest acceptance
• reiterating that under Maryland law acceptance of a contract can be accomplished by acts as well as words with no formal acceptance being required
• recognizing under Maryland law the rule that “an offer may be communicated by conduct or by words, but must be communicated”
• indicating that a non-signatory can be bound by a contract because of his actions even when he does not sign the con- tract
• determining that summary judgment was inappropriate where a material issue of fact existed as to whether a parties’ conduct clearly manifested an intention to accept and to be bound by the terms of the contract

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