Md Court of Appeals Rules Univ. Of Md Eastern Shore Not Liable for Roommate's Aggression

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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore was not responsible when a student it had suspended for fighting attacked his new roommate, the Court of Appeals has held.

The state's highest court affirmed the Court of Special Appeals, which last year held that the university owed no duty to incoming freshman Anthony F. Rhaney to anticipate the assault and battery by Ennis J. Clark.

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Md Court of Appeals Rules Univ. Of Md Eastern Shore Not Liable for Roommate's Aggression

However, yesterday's opinion went even further, saying a dormitory tenant is not necessarily a business invitee of the university and therefore did not breach its duty....

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