Silverberg v. Dearholt

Simon Silverberg, an attorney at law, held two confessed judgment notes against his client, LeRoy H. Dearholt, one dated January 3, 1939, for $917.10, and the other dated August 5, 1938, for $500. The first note did not specify any rate of interest, but the second note provided for interest at 6 per cent. Both notes provided for 15 per cent collection fee.

On September 25, 1941, Silverberg entered a judgment against Dearholt in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, for the sum of $1,680.34, and an attorney’s fee of $252.05. Two days later, on September 27, 1941, the appellant filed a motion to…