· 10/24/1977
Walko Corp. v. Burger Chef Systems, Inc.
Citations
- 378 A.2d 1100
- 281 Md. 207
- 1977 Md. LEXIS 589
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that the statute of limitations would not be tolled during pendency of a motion to intervene “[a]bsent a statutory provision saving the plaintiffs rights” to bring suit upon denial of the motion to intervene
- explaining that the statute of limitations reflects a legislative judgment of what is deemed an adequate period of time in which a person of ordinary diligence should bring his action
- traditional rule concerning tolling of statutes of limitations can be fairly termed one of strict construction
- traditional rule concerning tolling of statutes of limitations can be fairly termed one of strict construction
- Absent a statutory provision saving the plaintiffs rights, a remedy is barred where limitations has run during the pendency of the defective suit
- “[wjhatever facts may have been present in Bertonazzi ... that moved us ... do not exist here”
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Judges: Murphy, Smith, Digges, Levine, Eldridge, Orth
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