Nevins v. Tinker

This is an action of contract brought in the Second District Court of Barnstable County. The plaintiffs are coexecutors of the estate of a domiciliary of New York. They sought to recover $20,000 plus interest due on two promissory notes given by the defendant, a Massachusetts resident, and payable to their testatrix.

After a trial, a judgment for the plaintiffs in the sum of $16,000 together with interest and costs was entered on June 23, 1977. The defendant filed a request for a report to the Appellate Division. The Appellate Division entered an opinion and order dismissing the report on…