Legal Opinion

May Department Stores v. Montgomery County

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 3, 1997No. 661, Sept. Term, 1997PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CATHELL, Judge.

May Department Stores, Inc. (May), and Avenel Community Association, Inc. (Avenel), judgment lien holders, appeal from the decision of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County that denied them the priority of their judgment liens in respect to the disbursement of surplus funds following a judicial foreclosure sale. The court instead disbursed the entire surplus to an agency of Montgomery County (County) pursuant to the purported authority of a Montgomery County ordinance. Appellants present several issues on appeal:

1. Whether the court below erred by failing to order that…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. County Council v. Investors Funding Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
  4. Dyson v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1878
  5. Montgomery Citizens League v. GreenhalghCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Anderson v. BursonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2011
  2. Broadcast Equities, Inc. v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1998
  3. Montgomery County v. May Department Stores Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
  4. Pence v. Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  5. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. v. SantosCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1998

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