Tedrow v. Ford Motor Co.

Per Curiam. This attempted appeal from an order granting summary judgment calls for further reiteration of Maryland Rule 605 a. The appellant, Robert D. Tedrow, Jr., dissatisfied with the performance of a used automobile, brought an action in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County ¹⁴⁴ against eight defendants, including the Ford Motor Company for fraud, civil conspiracy, breach of contract and breach of warranty. Judge Miller granted summary judgment in favor of five of the defendants, including Ford, and left undisturbed the entire declaration against the defendants, Collum, Van Veen and Shelton Motors.

Because this order is not finally dispositive of the appellant’s case we have concluded on our own motion that under Rule 605 a his appeal must be dismissed. This rule provides: “Where more than one claim for relief is presented in an action . . . the court may direct the entry of a final judgment upon one or more but less than all of the claims only upon an express determination that there is no just reason for delay and upon an express direction for the entry of judgment. In the absence of such determination and direction, any order or other form of decision, however designated, which adjudicates less than all of the claims shall not terminate the action as to any of the claims, and the order or other form of decision is subject to revision at any time before the entry of