Shaffer v. Matco Tools Corp

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-1390
ROBERT ALLAN SHAFFER; CHARLOTTE SHAFFER,
Plaintiffs - Appellants,
versus
MATCO TOOLS CORPORATION,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Marvin J. Garbis, District Judge. (CA-95-
1013-MJG)
Submitted: July 24, 1997 Decided: July 31, 1997
Before HAMILTON, LUTTIG, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Donna J. Wolfe, MCHENRY & MITCHELL, Little Rock, Arkansas, for
Appellants. James D. Mathias, Richard J. Ufford, PIPER & MARBURY
L.L.P., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
This case involves claims by Appellants Robert Allan Shaffer
and Charlotte Shaffer that Appellee Matco Tools Corporation
("Matco") engaged in fraudulent misrepresentation and other mis-
conduct concerning a distribution agreement between Robert Shaffer
and Matco. As discussed in the district court's well reasoned opin-
ion, it is clear from the record that the statute of limitations
for this action began to run, at the latest, when Robert Shaffer
resigned his distributorship in January 1992. Appellants filed this
action in February 1995, clearly beyond the three-year statute of
limitations. Md. Code Ann. Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101 (1995). We
therefore affirm the district court's order granting summary judg-
ment for Appellee. We dispense with oral argument because the facts
and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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