Wright v. Trotta

On 8 January 1974, the appellants, Ernest W. Wright and his wife, Oreva C. Wright, filed a second amended bill of complaint in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City seeking, among other things, an accounting of sums allegedly due them under a “percentage rental” clause in a “Lease Agreement” with Frank J. Trotta and Florence Trotta, his wife, two of the appellees here. After lengthy pre-trial proceedings, 1 the case came on for trial before the chancellor on 2 February 1976. The evidence submitted to the chancellor consisted of various exhibits and stipulations of the parties. No testimony was…