Stigers v. Brent
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County, in Equity. This was a proceeding in equity hy the appellants, as creditors of one John J. Brosius, to obtain a decree to set aside and have declared null and void, a judgment hy confession in favor of George Brent, the appellee, on the ground that Brosius was of unsound mind when the suit was brought; that the summons issued in the action was not served on him; that afterwards Brent procured from Brosius a power of…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County, in Equity. This was a proceeding in equity hy the appellants, as creditors of one John J. Brosius, to obtain a decree to set aside and have declared null and void, a judgment hy confession in favor of George Brent, the appellee, on the ground that Brosius was of unsound mind when the suit was brought; that the summons issued in the action was not served on him; that afterwards Brent procured from Brosius a power of attorney authorizing the appearance of attorneys to the suit; and that Brent committed a fraud in law against the appellants…
1Opinion of the CourtBrent, J.
The bill in this case is filed by the appellants, as creditors of a certain John J. Brosius, to set aside a judgment rendered against him in favor of the appellee, George Brent, on the 12th day of February, 1877, by the Circuit Court for Washington County.
The cause of action was two promissory notes given by John J. Brosius to the appellee for money loaned, the one, dated July 1st, 1874, being for $2000, payable two years after date, and the other, dated November 1st, 1874, being for $1000, payable twenty months after date. Shortly after the maturity of both notes, suit was brought upon them…
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