Ward v. Peck

Nov 15, 1873
Reporters:
Before:
Gray
Gray, C. J.

This bill cannot be ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‍maintained for discovery, because it waives an answer under oath; ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‍nor for relief, because the plaintiff has a plain, adequate ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‍and complete remedy at law by an action for money ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‍had and received. Gen. Sts. c. 113, §§ 2, 4. 8th Rule in ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‍Chancery, 104 Mass. 570.

Demurrer sustained, and bill dismissed.