Opinion ID: 2270438
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Heading: standard of review

Text: Pursuant to Maryland Rule 8-131(c), where, as here, an action has been tried without a jury, the appellate court will review the case on both the law and the evidence. It will not set aside the judgment of the trial court on the evidence unless clearly erroneous[.] Md. Rule 8-131(c). The appellate court must consider evidence produced at the trial in a light most favorable to the prevailing party[.] Ryan v. Thurston, 276 Md. 390, 392, 347 A.2d 834, 835 (1975). If there is any competent evidence to support the factual findings below, those findings cannot be held to be clearly erroneous. Solomon v. Solomon, 383 Md. 176, 202, 857 A.2d 1109, 1123 (2004) (citation omitted). The trial court's conclusions of law, however, are not entitled to the deference of the clearly erroneous standard. See Clancy v. King, 405 Md. 541, 554, 954 A.2d 1092, 1099 (2008).