MARYLAND NAT'L BANK v. WATHEN

[No. 127, September Term, 1979.]

288 Md. 119 (1980)

414 A.2d 1261

MARYLAND NATIONAL BANK v. JOHN A. WATHEN

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan P. Feigelson for appellant.

Mark J. Davis, with whom were Albert J. Matricciani, Jr., and Ann DeNovo on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON and RODOWSKY, JJ.


COLE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we are asked to decide whether a secured party, who, after default by the debtors, repossesses the collateral and conducts the sale thereof, is barred from suing for a deficiency because he failed to notify the debtor of the sale.

The facts are not in dispute. Roger Lee Wathen purchased an automobile; the Maryland National Bank extended credit and took a security interest therein. Roger, his wife,...

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