Porter v. General Boiler Casing Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• 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

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

54 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• King v. Bankerd
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1985-05-27· cited 259×
• Cochran v. Norkunas
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2007-03-20· cited 187×
• Hill v. Cross Country Settlement, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2007-12-03· cited 172×
• Berkey v. Delia
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1980-03-26· cited 172×
• Clea v. Mayor of Baltimore
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1988-06-09· cited 160×
• Jacqueline Galloway v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc
  Fourth Circuit· 2016-04-08· cited 118×
• Edell & Associates, P.C. v. Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos
  Fourth Circuit· 2001-08-24· cited 94×
• Seaboard Surety Co. v. Richard F. Kline, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1992-04-08· cited 88×
• United Services Automobile Association v. Riley
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2006-06-01· cited 73×
• Pittman v. Atlantic Realty Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2000-07-12· cited 67×
• Honaker v. W. C. & A. N. Miller Development Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1979-05-29· cited 67×
• Attorney Grievance Commission v. Gallagher
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2002-11-13· cited 59×
• Davis v. Winfield
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1995-09-21· cited 55×
• Stern v. Board of Regents
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2004-04-12· cited 54×
• Carter v. Aramark Sports & Entertainment Services, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2003-11-06· cited 52×
• Prince George's County v. Silverman
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1984-03-08· cited 48×
• Residential Warranty Corp. v. Bancroft Homes Greenspring Valley, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1999-04-30· cited 42×
• FCM Group, Inc. v. Miller
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2011-05-10· cited 40×
• American Legacy Foundation v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2003-01-30· cited 38×
• Stephen L. Messersmith, Inc. v. Barclay Townhouse Associates
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1988-10-11· cited 33×

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Lynx, Inc. v. Ordnance Products, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1974-11-06· cited 171×
• Salisbury Beauty Schools v. State Board of Cosmetologists
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1973-02-07· cited 171×
• Washington Homes, Inc. v. Interstate Land Development Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1978-01-11· cited 64×
• Fenwick Motor Co. v. Fenwick
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1970-05-08· cited 59×
• Tellez v. Canton Railroad Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1983-10-01· cited 45×
• Lipscomb v. Hess
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1969-10-08· cited 33×
• Chesapeake Supply & Equipment Co. v. Manitowoc Engineering Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1963-11-06· cited 31×
• Snider Bros., Inc. v. Heft
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1974-04-15· cited 30×
• Rooney v. Statewide Plumbing & Heating—General Contractors, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1972-05-17· cited 25×
• Parklawn, Inc. v. Nee
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1966-06-24· cited 17×
• N. S. Stavrou, Inc. v. Beacon Supply Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1968-04-04· cited 6×