Supreme Court of Maryland, 1995

The court affirmed dismissal of Alleco and Lapides's amended complaint because the alleged underlying breach of fiduciary duty and fraud were not adequately pleaded. It held that civil conspiracy is not an independent tort and that Maryland recognizes aider-and-abettor liability, but such liability also requires an…

The court held that Frederick’s juvenile curfew ordinance was facially unconstitutional because its exception for activities supervised by a “bona fide organization” gave neither the public nor enforcement officials adequate guidance, and the exception could not be severed from the ordinance.

The court held that Giant Food was not vicariously liable for its employee's negligent driving while he commuted to his usual workplace in his personal vehicle because he was not performing work duties and Giant lacked control over the vehicle's operation.