United Dentists, Inc. v. Commonwealth

We are met at the outset of this case with a motion to dismiss, on the ground that the writ of error was improvidently awarded. It is contended in the petition for the writ of error that by virtue of section 3831 of the Code, petitioner is entitled to a writ as a matter of right. Whether or not petitioner was entitled as a matter of right to a writ of error becomes immaterial, in view of the fact that a justice of this court, during the vacation of the court, granted a writ of error to the judgment complained of and the case is on the docket of the court in the usual course.

The question is a…