Dorsey v. Wroten

Harold H. Dorsey, the appellant, appeals from an order refusing to set aside an unenrolled consent decree and the granting of a petition to enforce the decree by the Circuit Court for Carroll County. We find that the trial court abused its discretion by denying appellant’s petition to set aside the decree; we reverse.

On February 7, 1975, the appellant entered into a contract with the appellees, Paul M. and Patricia L. Wroten, for the sale of a parcel of land, owned by the appellant, in Carroll County, Maryland. As a part of the contract, the appellant further agreed to construct a house. Due…