Bland v. Hammond

In this appeal we are asked to determine whether the unprofessional conduct of an attorney, resulting in the dismissal of his client’s tort action, amounted to fraud and, if so, whether the fraud was extrinsic and, thus, a basis for vacating the judgment of dismissal. We shall hold that the conduct of the attorney did not, on the extant facts, rise to the level of extrinsic, fraud.

Charlain Bland, appellant, excepts to the denial of her motion to vacate judgment by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Bland raises two issues, which we have rephrased as: 1

Whether the unprofessional…