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Old Colony Street Railway Co. v. Thomas

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 17, 1910PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Two petitions, filed in the Land Court on January 22,1904, and on February 4, 1907, respectively, for the registration of the title to certain contiguous parcels of land and flats in Quincy.

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Two petitions, filed in the Land Court on January 22,1904, and on February 4, 1907, respectively, for the registration of the title to certain contiguous parcels of land and flats in Quincy. In the first case, after a general default had been entered by the Land Court on February 16,1906, as to “ all parties defendant, whether named in the notes or not who have not appeared or answered,” Theodore B. and S. Louise Thomas on November 30, 1906, with the consent of the petitioners filed separate answers. The case was expressly assigned by the Land Court for a trial on June 6, 1907, and the…

1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, C. J.

These are appeals and exceptions in two eases brought in the Land Court for the registration of titles. We will consider first the appeal in each case from the order of the Superior Court, made on January 21, 1910, revoking an order of November 29, 1909, that the exceptions be entered in the Supreme Judicial Court on or before January 1, 1910, and in default thereof that they be overruled and the rulings and orders excepted to affirmed, unless the court, for good reason, should extend the time. The respondents having failed to enter the exceptions within the time prescribed, and having…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Edwards v. GrandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
  2. In re the Estate of SbarboroCalifornia Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Bartlett v. SlaterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
  4. Jameson v. Gregory's Ex'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1863
  5. Schulte v. First National BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Tuttle v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
  2. Brelsford v. Community High School District No. 36Illinois Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Grant v. PizzanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
  4. New England Trust Co. v. Assessors of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
  5. ThorndikeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925

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