Farmers & Merchants National Bank v. Harper

On November 5th, 1920, in the Circuit Court for Caroline County, the plaintiff, now appellant, entered a judgment on a promissory note providing for judgment by confession against Nathaniel B. Harper and the defendant (appellee here), Agnes H. Harper. On July 9th, 1921, the appellee filed a motion to strike out the judgment as to her, alleging her signature to the note to be a forgery. After taking testimony, and argument upon the motion, the lower court ordered the judgment stricken out and the case placed on the trial docket, reserving the lien of the judgment. The case was first removed to…