1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.2d
  4. 697 A.2d
  5. 697 A.2d 861 (1997)
 

MURPHY v. MERZBACHER

No. 55, Sept. Term, 1996.

697 A.2d 861 (1997)

346 Md. 525

Elizabeth MURPHY, et al. v. John J. MERZBACHER, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Reconsideration Denied September 5, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey P. Shiller (Suder & Suder, P.A.), Baltimore, Wayne M. Willoughby (Robin R. Smith, Janet, Willoughby & Gershon, L.L.C., all on brief), Baltimore, for Appellants.

Robert H. House, Jr. (Gregory L. VanGeison, Anderson Coe & King, L.L.P., on brief), Baltimore, Kevin M. Murphy (Samuel J. Smith, Jr., Carr, Goodson, Lee & Warner, on brief), Washington, DC, for Appellees.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, KARWACKI, RAKER and WILNER, JJ.

KARWACKI, Judge.

Maryland Code (1974, 1995 Repl.Vol.), § 5-101 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, Maryland's general statute of limitations, ordinarily requires a civil lawsuit to be filed within three years from the date the action accrues. Nonetheless, section 5-201(a) of that same Article provides that

"[w]hen a cause of action subject to a limitation under Subtitle 1 of this title accrues in...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases