Kevorkian v. Superior Court
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is a petition for a writ of prohibition. Its allegations in effect are these: The petitioner was plaintiff in a suit in equity which was heard on its merits before a judge of the Superior Court. The trial judge on January 9, 1936, made findings, rulings and an order for a decree, but a final decree has not been entered. The trial judge disqualified himself from dealing with the cause, first, because influenced in his findings by a preconceived and extraneous opinion as to the plaintiff as expressed to his counsel in these words: “He comes of a race whose self-interest makes them *356say on…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ashley v. Three Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Menici v. Orton Crane & Shovel Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- King v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Harrington v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- McKinley v. WarrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
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