DONALD ELLINGTON, ET AL. v. JAMES E. CLARKE, ET AL.

Real property — Foreclosure — Unclean hands

Appellants, Donald Ellington and Vanessa Ellington, having defaulted on a promissory note secured by a deed of trust on residential real estate, sought, on several occasions, to have the resulting foreclosure proceedings either dismissed or stayed. Notwithstanding those efforts, and post-sale exceptions, the foreclosure proceeded to sale and ratification by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County.  Appellants noted this appeal …

Read the opinion