Legal Opinion
Emala v. Walter G. Coale, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 7, 1966No. [No. 438, September Term, 1965.]PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, C. J.
Walter G. Coale, Inc. (Coale) took a judgment by confession against Emala Associates, Inc. (Associates) and “Frank J. Emala, pres.” on June 1, 1959, on a promissory note for $3,412.76. Frank J. Emala, denying that he was individually liable, refused to pay the judgment. Associates has gone out of business and has had no assets. In August 1963 Coale filed a petition seeking a declaration that the judgment entered against “Frank J. Emala, pres.” “binds Frank J. Emala individually and personally.”
After a hearing at which there was received the testimony of Coale’s witnesses as to the background…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Haile v. PeirceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870
- Leahy v. McManusCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Southern Supply Co. v. MathiasCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925
- R. D. Johnson Milling Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
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