Parks v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Spellacy, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a personal injury complaint filed on July 28, 1986, by plaintiff-appellant J.C. Parks (“appellant”) against his employer defendant-appellee, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 1 (“appellee”).

On April 25,1988, the attorneys for the parties entered into a stipulation for dismissal, journalized by the trial court, in which they stipulated that “pursuant to a settlement between the parties, all claims are settled and dismissed with prejudice at each party’s own cost.” Later, appellant obtained new counsel and, on April 11, 1990, filed a motion “to vacate [the…