Legal Opinion

Twomey v. City of Worcester

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided November 2, 1946PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Appeals dismissed. The petitioner appeals or attempts to appeal from an order of a judge of the Superior Court dismissing her substitute petition “for Bill of Review.” Inasmuch as it appears by a fair interpretation of the petition itself that the original proceeding of which review is sought was an action at law, and as a bill of review is available only to review suits in equity, we incline to construe the petition liberally as intended to seek a writ of review under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 250, § 22. Even so, the case is not properly here, since the order of the Superior Court does not fall…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Samuel v. Page-Storms Drop Forge Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
  2. Harrington v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
  3. Sheehan Construction Co. v. DudleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
  4. Stillman v. DonovanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
  5. Silverstein v. Daniel Russell Boiler Works, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Twomey v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947

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