Biggane v. Ross

Jan 28, 1879
Reporters:
,
Before:
Ames
Ames, J.

In bastardy proceedings, the Superior Court exercises an original ‍‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍and not an appellate jurisdiction. The magistrate who issues the warrant can only proceed so far as is necessary, ‍‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍under the statute, to require the respondent to give bond for his appearance at the higher court. Thompson v. Kenney, 110 Mass. 317. Kennedy v. Shea, 110 ‍‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍Mass. 152. The case was therefore not transferred to the Superior Court by appeal or removal; and the ‍‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍St. of 1876, e. 60, furnishes no reason why the case may not be tried upon certified copies, instead of the ‍‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍original papers. The judgment of the Superior Court is therefore

Affirmed.