Cook v. Alexandria National Bank

This case apparently lends credence to that Shakespearian adage “Neither a borrower nor a lender be . ...” 1 The appellants, Ernest and Anne Cook together with others borrowed $35,000 from the appellee, Alexandria National Bank but then failed to tender repayment. For that reason this suit was initiated. It began in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, the domicile of the Cooks, and following a brief sojourn in Carroll County was finally removed to the Circuit Court for Harford County for trial. Judge Close, after considering cross motions, granted the bank a summary judgment for the full…