Hurley v. Farnsworth
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Action on the case to recover for merchandise sold to defendant1-» testate. Case entered in Supreme Judicial Court, April term, 1909, Knox county; continued from term to term until April term, 1912, at which term a referee was appointed. Case was not heard by referee and at April term, 1914, the following docket entry was made: “To be heard before the September term, 1914, or dismissed.”
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Action on the case to recover for merchandise sold to defendant1-» testate. Case entered in Supreme Judicial Court, April term, 1909, Knox county; continued from term to term until April term, 1912, at which term a referee was appointed. Case was not heard by referee and at April term, 1914, the following docket entry was made: “To be heard before the September term, 1914, or dismissed.” At September term, 1915, defendant filed motion asking that case be dismissed in accordance with entry upon the docket. Case dismissed by presiding Justice, to which ruling plaintiff filed exceptions. Case…
1Opinion of the CourtPhilbrook, J.
This action was entered at the April term, 1909. According to the docket entries it slumbered for a period of three *322years. In April, 1912, a referee was appointed. For two more years the plaintiff neglected to prosecute her cause. At the April term, 1914, the entry was made “To be heard before September term,- 1914, or dismissed.” The plaintiff claims that there was correspondence with the referee as to assigning a date for hearing, and that conference with reference thereto was had with defendant’s attorney, and contended also that no assignment and hearing was had because of- the request of…
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