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· 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

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

  • 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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