Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 5-901
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 5-901
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
Unless a contract or agreement upon which an action is brought, or some memorandum or note of it, is in writing and signed by the party to be charged or another person lawfully authorized by that party, an action may not be brought:
(1) To charge a defendant on any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person;
(2) To charge any person on any agreement made on consideration of marriage; or
(3) On any agreement that is not to be performed within 1 year from the making of the agreement.