Gladding v. Langrall, Muir & Noppinger

The interesting facts of this case are overshadowed by a procedural consequence which will compel reversal. The facts are simply that the accounting firm of Langrall, Muir & Noppinger (Langrall) recovered a $30,639 judgment in the Superior Court of Baltimore City against appellants Harry L. and Virginia L. Gladding (Gladdings) for some 17 hours of accounting work. Langrall’s total fee of $40,639 1 represented an amount that had been contingent upon whatever sum was saved by its joint effort with the law firm of Venable, Baetjer and Howard in protesting an assessment of approximately…