COLOMIRIS v. WOODS

No. 70, Sept. Term, 1998.

727 A.2d 358 (1999)

353 Md. 425

Carol L. CALOMIRIS v. Caryn M. WOODS.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Reconsideration Denied May 11, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger A. Hayden, II (Theresa M. Hall, Pasternak & Fidis, P.C., on brief), Bethesda, for Petitioner.

Richard C. Daniels (Lani L. Daniels, Daniels & Daniels, on brief), College Park, for Respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, RAKER, WILNER and CATHELL, JJ.


CHASANOW, Judge.

This controversy raises important questions for the interpretation of contracts when a party alleges that a contract is ambiguous and seeks to admit extrinsic evidence to show the intent of the contracting parties. Factually, the case involves the interpretation of a release provision of a mortgage contract covering about six acres of land in Howard County. The trial court found the provision ambiguous and used extrinsic evidence to determine the...

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