Mortgage Co. of Maryland v. Lory

Litz, Judge:

This appeal involves the legal relation to each other of successive liens on abutting property for street improvements in the city of Dunbar.

The trial court ruled that these liens should be given preference in the order of .their dates. Appellants contend that they are of equal dignity and should be paid pcvri passu from the proceeds of the property. The charter of the city provides that liens on abutting property for street assessments “shall have priority over all other liens except taxes due the state, and shall be on a parity with taxes and assessments due the city. Such…