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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 455 September Term, 1998

MAX BERG, t/a NATIONAL REALTY COMPANY, et al.

v.

ALLEN BYRD, JR.,a minor, etc. et al.

Davis, Harrell, Eyler, JJ. Opinion by Eyler, J. Filed: December 4, 1998

Appellees, Allen Byrd, Jr., by his mother, Carolyn Byrd, and Carolyn Byrd, individually, filed suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against Max Berg, t/a National Realty Company, et al.,1 appellants, claiming damages as a result of the minor plaintiff's exposure to lead paint. Appellants were owners

and/or managers of the premises in which the minor plaintiff resided. The case proceeded to trial on theories of negligence

and violation of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), Md. Code Ann., Com. Law (CL), Title 13 (1975, 1990 Repl. Vol.). damages claimed were noneconomic in nature. The

The jury returned a

verdict of $1,000,000 on the negligence count and $500,000 on the CPA count. Pursuant to Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (CJ),

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