Allfirst Bank v. Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

HOLLANDER, Judge.

The dispute in this appeal concerns the amount of attorneys’ fees awarded by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County to Allfirst Bank (“Allfirst” or the “Bank”), 1 appellant, in connection with the default by the Caroline Center, Inc., appellee, of a secured loan made on May 6, 1997, in the amount of $350,000. At the relevant time, the Caroline Center, Inc. (the “Center,” the “Borrower,” or the “Caroline Center”), a private adult care facility, was in receivership, pursuant to proceedings initiated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“the Department”),…