Commonwealth v. Dudley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
This was a writ of certiorari, issued at the motion of the respondent, commanding E. Wood and A. Heywood, Esquires, justices of the peace for this county, to certify their doings upon a certain process of forcible entry and detainer, had before them on the 30th of June, 1812, upon the complaint of Caroline Dudley and others against the respondent, pursuant to the provisions of the statute of 1784, c. 8. * The proceedings were in the form prescribed by [ * 404 ] the statute,…
Read the full summary
This was a writ of certiorari, issued at the motion of the respondent, commanding E. Wood and A. Heywood, Esquires, justices of the peace for this county, to certify their doings upon a certain process of forcible entry and detainer, had before them on the 30th of June, 1812, upon the complaint of Caroline Dudley and others against the respondent, pursuant to the provisions of the statute of 1784, c. 8. * The proceedings were in the form prescribed by [ * 404 ] the statute, and the facts in evidence to the jury are recited in a bill of exceptions offered by the defendant, which was allowed…
1Opinion of the CourtJackson, J.
By this writ we have laid before us the record of the proceedings had before two justices of the peace for this county on the statute of 1784, c. 8, directing the proceedings against forcible entry and detainer. The process was originally brought on the complaint of Caroline Dudley and others against Benjamin Dudley • and a verdict having been found against the said Benjamin, judg ment was rendered for the complainants to have restitution of the premises. The record contains a bill of exceptions, or statement of the evidence on the trial, certified by the two justices; on which three…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Nichols v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1834
- Jackson ex dem. Anderson v. AndersonNew York Supreme Court · 1830
- Herrick v. MalinCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1839
- Botsford v. MorehouseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1823
- Jackson ex dem. Hunter v. PageNew York Supreme Court · 1830
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by44 opinions
- Marshall v. FiskMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1809
- Daley v. DaleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Lukens v. FreiundSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882
- Russell v. MeyerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1898
- Botsford v. MorehouseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1823
39 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.