Opinion

Smith v. Brown

  • 136 Mass. 416
  • 1884 Mass. LEXIS 124
Court
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Filed
Jan 14, 1884
Status
Published
Author
Morton
On the bench
Morton
Cited by
4 cases
Authority
More cited than 83.8%

The opinion

Morton, C. J.

The Superior Court had no jurisdiction to entertain and hear this writ of review. This question was adjudged in the case of Matthewson v. Moulton, 135 Mass. 122 , which is decisive of the case at bar. As the court had no jurisdiction of the cause and subject matter, the objection taken at the trial of the writ of review was not too late. Santon, v. Ballard, 133 Mass. 464 , and cases cited.

Writ of review quashed.

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