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· 10/13/1977

Sims v. Ryland Group, Inc.

Citations

  • 378 A.2d 1
  • 37 Md. App. 470
  • 22 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 967
  • 1977 Md. App. LEXIS 322

How courts have described this case

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  • “[A] bald allegation of fraud with no supporting facts. . . . [I]s insufficient to state a cause of action.
  • “It is well settled in Maryland that punitive damages cannot be awarded in a pure breach of contract case, although they are recoverable in tort actions arising out of contractual relationships where actual malice is present.”
  • distinguishing damages available in breach of contract and tort cases

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Judges: Thompson, Moylan, Menchine

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