Kowell Ford, Inc. v. Doolan

In this case, here on certiorari, we consider whether in an on the record appeal to the Circuit Court for Allegany County (Getty, J.) from a judgment entered in the District Court of Maryland, the reviewing court was correct in concluding that the trial court was clearly erroneous in its factual determinations. 1 The circuit court in so deciding, we conclude, committed error.

Maryland Rule 1386 controls the scope of on the record appeals from the District Court and stipulates that the circuit court

will review the case upon both the law and the evidence, but the judgment of [the District Court]…