Knight v. Princess Builders, Inc.

The case sub judice presents us with two issues for our resolution. The first question presented is whether a company, Princess Builders, Inc. that entered into a contract to purchase real property from the Personal Representative of an intestate estate, may pursue an appeal from an Orphans’ Court’s order directing the Personal Representative to sell the real property to one of the Estate’s heirs, Diana Knight. We hold that Princess Builders is properly considered a “party” under Maryland Code (1974, 2002 Repl.Vol.), Section 12-502 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article governing such…