Department of Natural Resources v. Adams

It is inherent in our judicial system that review by an appellate court usually starts, not at the beginning of a case, but at the end, and, going backward from there, may result in the same ending, a new ending, or a new beginning.

One of the many unusual aspects of this duck blind controversy now under review is that we start in the middle and go in both directions. This wide ranging process leads us to conclude that the order appealed from, entered by Judge Daniel T. Prettyman in the Circuit Court for Dorchester County, was correct, and should be affirmed.

The Dispute

The dispute arose over…