Greene v. Warrenton Production Credit Ass'n

The question on appeal is whether, as the court below ruled, a plaintiffs cause of action was barred by a judgment entered in a prior proceeding.

The prior proceeding, Dominion National Bank, et al v. Shirley T. Greene, et al, was instituted by petitions for attachment filed by several banks (collectively, Dominion) against Greene and his wife, principal defendants, and Warrenton Production Credit Association (Warrenton), co-defendant. Warrenton, payee on three promissory notes executed by Greene and secured by a lien on certain farm equipment, had obtained judgment by confession and had taken…