Summers v. Freishtat

This case involves the question whether the claims of two judgment creditors take precedence over that of the assignee of a partial interest in a cause of action to be instituted subsequent to the assignment by the creditors’ debtor against another person. In Superior Court of Baltimore City (Howard, J.), the assignee prevailed, and the judgment creditors have appealed. We affirm.

A brief chronology of events is helpful to an understanding of the problem.

12/19/68 Charles L. Summers, one of the appellants, obtains judgment for $22,500.00 plus interest and costs against Robert L. Taylor.

1/2/70…