Owen v. Freeman

This is the tale of a stale case. The legal issue presented by this appeal concerns the applicability of Maryland Rule 625 a, pertaining to trial courts’ revisory power and control, to judgments of dismissal for lack of prosecution pursuant to Rule 528 L(6) of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. Concluding both that Rule 625 a does apply to such final judgments and that the trial judge here erroneously failed to exercise the discretion entrusted to him under that rule, we will vacate his order and remand the action for further proceedings.

Before delving into the intricacies of these rules,…