Knight v. Princess Builders, Inc.

ADKINS, Judge.

In this dispute over the right to purchase estate property, we shall hold that a contract purchaser whose agreement required approval by the orphans’ court qualifies as a “party” with the right to appeal to the circuit court from the orphans’ court’s decision not to approve that contract. This appeal is authorized by Md.Code (1974, 2002 Rep. Vol.), section 12-502 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (CJP).

FACTS AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In 2002, Mary Martha Isabella Knight died intestate, leaving 12 heirs with claims to, inter alia, Lots 20 and 21 at 1614 Severn Road in…