Heaps v. Hoopes
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
This appeal is from the refusal of the Court below to strike out a judgment after the lapse of the term at which it was rendered. Mr. Stump appeared as attorney for the defendants, and a judgment by confession'was entered On the 11th of May, 1885. The motion to strike out was made by the appellant on the 14th of November following, and the ground of the motion is surprise and mistake.
The suit was instituted on the 2nd of January, 1885, by. the appellees against the appellant and his three sons, formerly partners trading as “ H. H. Heaps & Bros.” The cause of action was goods sold and…
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