Stigum v. Skloff

The plaintiff, Egil Stigum, brought suit on a promissory note, and after trial a judge in the Boston Municipal Court Department (BMC) found for the defendant, Robert Skloff. The plaintiff appealed to the Appellate Division of the BMC (appellate division), which affirmed the judgment. The plaintiff appealed to the Appeals Court. We granted his application for direct appellate review. We affirm for the reasons stated by the appellate division.

The plaintiff failed to preserve his appellate rights in two respects. First, although he included in his notice of appeal to the appellate division the…