SHERRARD v. HULL, 296 Md. 189 (1983)

460 A.2d 601

WARWICK C. SHERRARD v. EDITH M. HULL

[No. 42 (Adv.), September Term, 1983.]Court of Appeals of Maryland.
Decided June 8, 1983.

Certiorari to the Court of Special Appeals. (Circuit Court for Cecil County, Mackey, J.).

Warwick C. Sherrard filed a defamation action in the Circuit Court for Cecil County against Edith M. Hull. At trial a jury returned a verdict in favor of Hull. On appeal to the Court of Special Appeals the judgment was affirmed. The Court granted Sherrard’s petition for a writ of certiorari.

Judgment of the Court of Special Appeals affirmed. Costs to be paid by the petitioner.

The cause was submitted to MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON, RODOWSKY and COUCH, JJ.

PER CURIAM:

The petition for writ of certiorari having been granted, we adopt the well-reasoned opinion of Judge Paul E. Alpert of the Court of Special Appeals in Sherrard v. Hull, 53 Md. App. 553, 456 A.2d 59 (1983), and affirm the judgment of that Court.

Judgment of the Court of Special Appeals affirmed.

Costs to be paid by the petitioner.

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