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WALTON v. MARINER HEALTH OF MD., INC.

No. 33, September Term, 2005.

894 A.2d 584 (2006)

391 Md. 643

Audrey WALTON, et al. v. MARINER HEALTH OF MARYLAND, INC.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

March 14, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin J. Woolery (McGill & Woolery, on brief), of Bowie, Ron M Landsman (Ron M. Landsman, P.A. on brief), of Rockville, for appellants.

Norman L. Smith, Fisher & Winner, LLP, Baltimore, for Brief of Amicus Curiae Maryland Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys in Support of appellants.

David F. Clinnin of Towson (Kenneth L. Rosen on brief), of Baltimore, for appellees.

John F. Lessner, Howard L. Sollins, Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, A Professional Corporation, Baltimore, for Brief of Amicus Curiae Health Facilities assocciation of Maryland.

Argued before BELL, C.J., RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA and GREENE, JJ.

GREENE, J.

This case primarily involves a review of the laws of agency and contracts and the rules of statutory interpretation. Although Patricia Walton ("Patricia") and Audrey Walton ("Audrey") are both named parties in this case, the issue before us is whether Patricia, an agent for Audrey, can be held personally liable for Audrey's outstanding debt. On January 10, 2003, Mariner Health of Southern Maryland ("Mariner Health"), a nursing home facility, sued Patricia...

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