Frank v. Storer

RODOWSKY, Judge.

In Standard Finance Co. v. Little, 159 Md. 621, 152 A. 264 (1930), this Court held that a mortgage which had been copied into the land records but which had not been indexed in the general index was a recorded instrument under the Maryland recordation statutes. This case presents the same problem. Because there has been no substantial change in the recordation statutes following Standard, we shall hold that the unindexed instrument involved in this case is recorded and shall determine the priorities of the parties accordingly.

The contest here is between trustees for the…