Legal Opinion
Bank of America, N.A. v. Griffin
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 26, 2010No. 09-CV-387PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Bank of America (“Bank”) appeals from the trial court’s summary judgment award in favor of appellee, Trustee Mark G. Griffin. This case requires us to interpret the District of Columbia’s lis pendens statute, D.C.Code § 42-1207 (2000), and decide (for the first time) whether it has retroactive effect vis-a-vis the common-law rights of priority that existed as of June 24, 2000, the day on which the statute took effect. 1 We conclude that it does not, and for the reasons explained more fully below, we affirm.
I. Factual Background
The instant…
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