Legal Opinion
Moriarty v. King
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 26, 1944PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
This writ of error was sued out and is now prosecuted by the executor of the will of Daniel J. Curtis to reverse a judgment recovered in the Superior Court in an action of contract by King as executor of the will of William E. Kneeland against said Curtis in the latter’s lifetime. The judgment was by default for failure to appear and answer.
1. The defendant in error contends that the right to sue out this writ did not survive the death of Curtis, which occurred after the judgment against him but before the filing of the petition for this writ. The defendant in error argues that a writ of…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Campbell v. New England Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Regan v. Atlantic Refining Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Hanzes v. FlavioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- New England Novelty Co. v. SandbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. LupoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Matek v. MatekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
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