Currier v. MacDonald

Jan 28, 1913
Reporters:
Before:
Hammond
Hammond, J.

Apparently the only question of fact really in dispute was whether, as contended by ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍the defendant, “the plaintiff had actual notice of the bankruptcy proceedings in time to prove his claim.”

The facts stated in the record of the poor debtor court had ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍only a very remote bearing, if any, upon that question. Moreover, while the presiding judge declined to admit the record, he permitted the defendant to introduce other evidence ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍as to everything that took place in those proceedings, including the details of the continuances, “and such other evidence was introduced.” It does not appear that the facts ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍stated in the record were in dispute. Even if the exclusion was erroneous, the defendant does not show he was thereby prejudiced. On the contrary the fair and ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‍legitimate inference from the bill of exceptions is that he was not prejudiced.

Exceptions overruled.