Saba v. Darling

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that contributory negligence is not applicable to a claim of assault and battery
• the authorities discussed “agree that the doctrine of contributory negligence can have no application when the action is founded on intentional violence.”
• intent to commit battery implied as a matter of law when “defendant intended to punch plaintiff in the face, but not to actually break his jaw by doing so.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Scott v. Jenkins
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1997-03-14· cited 90×
• Saba v. Darling
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1990-07-03· cited 25×
• Janelsins v. Button
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1994-10-26· cited 23×
• Estate of Saylor v. Regal Cinemas, Inc.
  D. Maryland· 2014-10-16· cited 22×
• Hendrix v. Burns
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2012-03-29· cited 14×
• Robinson v. Cutchin
  D. Maryland· 2001-04-18· cited 14×
• Mole v. Jutton
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2004-04-13· cited 11×
• Nelson v. Carroll
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1998-06-15· cited 10×
• Johnson v. Valu Food, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2000-05-02· cited 8×
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Hill
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2001-07-03· cited 7×
• Jawone Nicholson v. Damond Durant
  Fourth Circuit· 2025-12-18

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Brohawn v. Transamerica Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1975-12-19· cited 283×
• La Lone v. Smith
  Washington Supreme Court· 1951-08-16· cited 38×
• Loury v. Standard Oil Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1944-02-23· cited 31×
• Bartosh v. Banning
  California Court of Appeal· 1967-05-26· cited 25×
• Whitehead v. Mathaway
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1882-11-15· cited 12×
• Allstate Insurance v. Atwood
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1987-08-03· cited 9×
• Villines v. Tomerlin
  California Court of Appeal· 1962-08-03· cited 5×