T. M. v. University of Md. Medical System Corporation · ¶69

The form of proceeding was not dispositive of the question. Even though mandamus was often issued in original cases, and the case was filed first in the Supreme Court, the Court agreed that “appellate jurisdiction may be exercised in a variety of forms, and that if it be the will of the legislature that a mandamus should be used for that purpose, that will must be obeyed.” Ibid. Because “a mandamus may be directed to courts,” the question became whether, in context, granting mandamus relief would be appellate in nature. Ibid.

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