Smith v. Fredericktown Bank & Trust Co.

We are here involved with the denial of the right to remove a civil case from the circuit court of its origin as provided by Article IV, Section 8 of the Maryland Constitution, Article 75, Section 44 of the Maryland Code (1957, 1969 Repl. Vol.), and Maryland Rule 542. Even though the order denying removal is seemingly interlocutory in nature we must entertain this appeal because it involves the alleged denial of an absolute constitutional right. Elliott v. Larrimore, 203 Md. 526, 101 A. 2d 817 (1954); Griffin v. Leslie, 20 Md. 15 (1863). Note the full discussion of this right of appeal from a…