Pack Shack, Inc. v. Howard County

BELL, Chief Judge.

The issue we resolve in this case is whether a party who unsuccessfully petitions the trial court to hold an adversary in constructive civil contempt of court may appeal the denial of that petition. The Court of Special Appeals held that, where the order denying the contempt petition is so closely intertwined with a separate, appealable order as to be reviewable as a part of that judgment, the petitioning party does have a right to appeal. Howard County v. The Pack Shack, Inc., 138 Md.App. 720, 725, 773 A.2d 612, 615 (2001). We shall reverse, holding that a party that files…