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Whiting v. CochranWhiting v. Cochran

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Mar 15, 1813
Reporters:
By the Court.

The plaintiff in error has assigned for error that no issue was ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍joined in the original action. But the record before us says otherwise, and we are bound by the record. If, however, it were true that the plaintiff ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍below had neglected to join the issue tendered, and had gone to trial, and the defendant had appeared and *466defended the action before the jury, the verdict would ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍have been good, and the judgment to be supported.

As to the want of service on Dexter, one of the supposed trus tees of the defendant, he is alone ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍interested in that question, and the plaintiff in error loses nothing by the erroneous proceeding against him. If Dexter were to bring his writ of error, we should reverse ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍only that part of the judgment which awards execution against Whiting’s effects in his hands.

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Whiting v. Cochran
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Mar 15, 1813
Citation: 9 Mass. 532
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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