Harrison v. Ridgely

On and for some time prior to April 7th, 1920, the appellants in this ease owned a lot of ground in the town of Laurel, Maryland, a part of which was improved by a hotel building and its appurtenances. It was at that time encumbered by a mortgage for $5,600 to Louis T. dark, guardian, which, being in default, he was about to- foreclose.

To prevent the threatened foreclosure and to avert the loss which they felt would result from a forced sale of the prop-city, they sought the aid of Messrs. Edward L. Ward and Euxion M. Ridgely (since deceased), members of tbe Baltimore City Bar, and as a…