Ritchie A. Harris v. Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit, a National Banking Association

CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.

This is an action in which Plaintiff-Appellant Harris seeks an injunction against the Defendant-Appellee Bank’s execution of a state court judgment on an unsecured note signed jointly by Harris and his wife. This appeal is taken from the District Court’s grant of Defendant-Appellee’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the judgment of the District Court.

On September 12, 1969, Harris and his wife obtained a business loan from Defendant-Appellee, for which they jointly signed an unsecured promissory note in the amount of $5,599.68,…