Felger v. Nichols

On 19 February 1975, in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, the appellant, Milton R. Felger, filed this action against the appellee, Zane G. Nichols. On 12 May 1975, Judge Karl F. Biener granted the appellee’s motion for summary judgment in open court. On 12 May, Judge Biener signed a document which read in pertinent part: “Motion for Summary Judgment Granted.” A note stapled to this document said: “Counsel will prepare order.” A docket entry showed that the motion for summary judgment was granted. No judgment was entered or noted on the docket. On 5 June 1975, an order for appeal was…