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· 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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