Sadur & Pelland v. Sandleitner

Sadur and Pelland, Chartered, plaintiff, a Washington, D.C. law firm on September 1, 1983, sued Dennis Tile Sales, Incorporated (the Company), a Maryland close corporation, and its officers, Dennis Sandleitner (Dennis) and his wife, Caroline Sandleitner (Caroline), for nonpayment of fees for legal services rendered on behalf of the Company. The Company’s charter had been forfeited on October 3, 1980, and revived on January 20, 1984. On the latter date the Company voluntarily filed in bankruptcy and the instant proceedings against it were automatically stayed.

The circuit court entered…