COLOMIRIS v. Woods

CHASANOW, Judge.

This controversy raises important questions for the interpretation of contracts when a party alleges that a contract is ambiguous and seeks to admit extrinsic evidence to show the intent of the contracting parties. Factually, the case involves the interpretation of a release provision of a mortgage contract covering about six acres of land in Howard County. The trial court found the provision ambiguous and used extrinsic evidence to determine the amount that the Respondent must pay to obtain a release from the mortgage. Applying a de novo standard of review, we conclude that,…