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JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL v. CORREIA

No. 49, September Term, 2007.

954 A.2d 1073 (2008)

405 Md. 509

The JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, et al. v. Jane E.S. CORREIA, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

August 25, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald U. Shaw (Amanda P. Just of Shaw & Morrow, P.A., Towson, MD), on brief, for petitioners.

Paul D. Bekman (Gregory G. Hopper, Emily C. Malarkey and Katherine O. Porwick of Salisbury, Clements, Bekman, Marder & Adkins, LLC, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for respondents.

Argued before RAKER, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, JOHN C. ELDRIDGE, (Retired, Specially Assigned), ALAN M. WILNER, (Retired, Specially Assigned) and DALE R. CATHELL, (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.

ELDRIDGE, J.

We granted the petition for a writ of certiorari in this tort action in order to review the standard set forth in numerous Maryland cases that owners or operators of elevators owe their passengers the highest degree of care and diligence practicable under the circumstances to guard against injury.

I.

On August 30, 2000, respondent Jane Correia was a passenger in one of the elevators located...

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