Montgomery County v. May Department Stores Co.

RODOWSKY, Judge.

This dispute is between claimants to surplus funds in a mortgage foreclosure. The petitioner, Montgomery County, Maryland (the County), rests its claim on Montgomery County Code (1994) (MCC), Chapter 25A, as amended. The claim of respondent, May Department Stores Co. d/b/a Woodward & Lothrop, Inc. (the Store), is based on a judgment lien. The Court of Special Appeals held in favor of the Store. May Dep’t Stores v. Montgomery County, 118 Md.App. 441, 702 A.2d 988 (1997). We granted the County’s petition for certiorari, and we shall affirm for the reasons explained below. 1

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