Legal Opinion

Hubbard v. Hubbard

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 15, 1810PublishedCited by 3 opinions

This appeal was claimed and allowed in September, 1809, and was made to, and entered at, the then next term of this Court, viz., October term, 1809.

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

The appeal was rightly made. Such has been the uniform practice under the statute; and three justices might have been present at the last term, in which case they would have taken cognizance of this appeal, as a supreme court of probate.

The principal question in this case was upon the sanity of the appellee’s testator. The pleadings were as follows: —

“ And now, the Court here having ordered an issue to the country, the said Moses comes and defends, &c., when, &c.. and says that *325the decree aforesaid ought not to be affirmed, because he says that the said Joshua, deceased, at the…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Blaney v. SargeantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1805
  2. Blaney v. SargeantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1805
  3. Brooks v. BarrettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1828

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