Niles v. Silverman
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract for an alleged breach of a poor debtor’s recognizance. Writ dated January 19, 1910. In the Superior Court the case was heard by Keating, J., without a jury. The material facts are stated in the opinion. At the close of the evidence, the plaintiff asked for the following rulings: “1. On all the evidence in the case the plaintiff is entitled to recover. “2. The evidence shows a breach of the recognizance sued on, and the plaintiff is entitled to recover.
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Contract for an alleged breach of a poor debtor’s recognizance. Writ dated January 19, 1910. In the Superior Court the case was heard by Keating, J., without a jury. The material facts are stated in the opinion. At the close of the evidence, the plaintiff asked for the following rulings: “1. On all the evidence in the case the plaintiff is entitled to recover. “2. The evidence shows a breach of the recognizance sued on, and the plaintiff is entitled to recover. “3. Unless the Police Court of Lawrence made some order in the case within one hour after 10 o’clock A. M. on October 15,1909, the…
1Opinion of the CourtDe Courcy, J.
One William J. Lena was arrested on an execution in favor of the plaintiff, and entered into the recognizance prescribed by R. L. c. 168, § 30, with the defendants as sureties. At the request of the principal, Lena, the Police Court of Lawrence issued a notice of his desire to take the oath for the relief of poor debtors, which notice was duly served upon the plaintiff and was returnable on the fifteenth day of October, 1909, at ten o’clock A. M.
This is an action upon the recognizance. At the trial in the Superior Court the plaintiff introduced in evidence the record of the Police Court of.…
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