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“in contract cases, the general rule is that the period of limitations begins to run from the date of the breach, for it is then that the cause of action accrues and becomes enforceable”
22 citation events (3 in the last 25 years) across 9 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Jones v. Hyatt Insurance Agency, Inc. (md, 1999-12-08)
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discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Jones v. Hyatt Insurance Agency, Inc.
Md. · 1999 · signal: see, e.g. · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
in contract cases, the general rule is that the period of limitations begins to run from the date of the breach, for it is then that the cause of action accrues and becomes enforceable
discussed Cited "see" Pantry Pride Enterprises, Inc. v. Glenlo Corporation
4th Cir. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See Mayor and Council of Federalsburg v. Allied Contractors, Inc., 275 Md. 151, 155-56 , 338 A.2d 275, 279 (1975), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 1017 , 96 S.Ct. 452 , 46 L.Ed.2d 389 (1975): if a corporate seal is impressed on an agreement it will remain a simple contract unless either the body of the contract itself indicates that the parties intended to establish an agreement under seal, or sufficient extrinsic evidence, in the nature of “how and when and under *965 what circumstances the corporate seal was affixed,” [citation omitted] establishes that the parties desired to create a specialty.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." President of Georgetown College v. Madden
D. Maryland · 1980 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Fox-Greenwald Sheet Metal Co. v. Markowitz Bros., Inc., 452 F.2d 1346 , 1357 n.68 (D.C.Cir.1971), Sigler v. Mount Vernon Bottling Co., 158 F.Supp. 234 (D.D.C.), aff’d, 261 F.2d 378 (D.C.Cir.1958) (per curiam), and Brown v. Commercial Fire Insurance Co., 21 App.D.C. 325, 335-37 (1903) (citing Maryland law) with Mayor and Council of Federalsburg v. Allied Contractors, Inc., 275 Md. 151, 155-57 , 338 A.2d 275 , cert, denied, 423 U.S. 1017 , 96 S.Ct. 452 , 46 L.Ed.2d 389 (1975), Gildenhorn v. Columbia Real Estate Title Insurance Co., 271 Md. 387, 397-406 , 317 A.2d 836 (1974), and Smith …
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Burns
v.
Decker
No. 75-560.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Dec 8, 1975.
423 U.S. 1017
Published
1 passage pin-cited by 1 case
Pinpoint authority: bottom 67%
Citer courts: Court of Appeals of Maryland (1)

C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.