Legal Opinion

Doyle v. Finance America, LLC

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided March 15, 2007No. 540, September Term, 2006PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThieme, J.

This case arises from a dispute over the collection of interest associated with a mortgage loan. Appellants, Richard A. Doyle and Ruth M. Doyle, brought suit against appellee, Finance America, LLC, to recover the interest. 1 II.III.IV.V.VI.The Circuit Court for Montgomery County granted appellee’s motion to compel arbitration and stayed appellants’ suit pending arbitration.

Appellants challenge the court’s ruling that arbitration is required and present a series of questions to this Court, which we have consolidated and rewritten as follows: 2

I. Does the plain language of the arbitration…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama v. RandolphSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Mayor of Baltimore v. State ex rel. Board of PoliceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1860
  4. Walther v. Sovereign BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
  5. John Bruce Bradford v. Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  4. Stewart v. StewartCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2013
  5. ARONSON & COMPANY v. FetridgeCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2008

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