Harrington v. MacNab

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SMALKIN, District Judge.

This is a diversity case before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment. No oral hearing is needed. Local Rule 105.6 (D. Md.)

The plaintiff is an experienced attorney in practice on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He conducted a settlement on a piece of property in Cambridge, Maryland, being purchased by a couple named the MacNabs. In plain English, the MacNabs bamboozled Mr. Harrington. When they showed up for the settlement without certified funds, but with a personal check drawn on their Merrill Lynch cash management account for $150,128.70,…