Legal Question in Banking Law in Maryland

Re: Responsibility for a loan repaid by someone else?

You probably need to provide more facts to provide definitive answer. But, as a general rule, once a note has been paid and satisfied, that note cannot be collected BY THE LENDER as against any of those who signed the note.

However, when more than one person are responsible for payment of a note, there may be circumstances where one party pays the whole note in full (or more than their "fair share") and then sues the other signing parties for "contribution" and/or "indemnification".

Such suit would not be for the entire amount of the debt generally, but would only be to recover the "fair share" that the defendant should have paid.

You have not provided facts that would enable any determition as to whether such claims could be sustained in your circumstances. Please feel free to contact me at the number and address below if you would like to make arrangements to discuss further and provide more facts.

Lawrence R. Holzman, Esquire

Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A.

6404 Ivy Lane, Suite 400

Greenbelt, MD 20770

(301) 220-2200

fax (301) 220-1214

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