Rome v. Lowenthal

We shall here hold that the term "transcript of the proceedings” appearing in Maryland Code (1974, 1979 Cum. Supp.) § 12-502 (b), Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, relative to a de novo appeal from an orphans’ court to a circuit court does not mean a transcript of testimony. Hence, we shall affirm the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals in Lowenthal v. Rome, 45 Md. App. 495, 413 A.2d 1360 (1980). It reversed an order of the Superior Court of Baltimore City dismissing an appeal to it from the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore City.

Pilar Lowenthal et al. sought judicial probate in the…