· 8/10/1972
Winterstein v. Wilcom
Citations
- 293 A.2d 821
- 16 Md. App. 130
- 1972 Md. App. LEXIS 169
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- pre-injury release signed by adult injured while drag racing on private property held valid and enforceable
- “if [the person] did not know of the [exculpatory clause] in his contract and a reasonable person in his position would not have known of it, it is not binding upon him”
- in which the court held that in the absence of legislative intent, such release freely entered into by a participant in a speed contest is not void as against public policy
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Judges: Morton, Orth, Moylan
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