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Broomfield v. SheehanBroomfield v. Sheehan

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Mar 2, 1906
Reporters:
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Before:
Hammond
Hammond, J.

The exceptions were duly filed, and the only question is whether “ notice ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍thereof ” was given as required by law.

“ Exceptions shall be reduced to writing and filed with the clerk, and notice thereof shall be given to ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍the adverse party . . . within twenty days after the verdict is rendered.” R. L. c. 178, § 106. Rule 47 of the Superior Court. The notice “ ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍shall be in writing.” Rule 29 of the Superior Court.

A sending to the adverse party by mail of a copy of the bill of exceptions, without ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍any signature of counsel, without any accompanying letter and without any “ memorandum or statement as to the filing thereof,” plainly comes far short of a ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍notice that any bill, much less any properly signed bill, has been filed.

Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Broomfield v. Sheehan
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Mar 2, 1906
Citations: 77 N.E. 525; 190 Mass. 585; 1906 Mass. LEXIS 1133
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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