Commonwealth v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint received and sworn to in the Third District Court of Eastern Middlesex on October 29, 1909, under St. 1906, c. 463, Part II. § 155, against the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, for obstructing Cambridge Street in Cambridge with cars for more than five minutes at one time on the day of the complaint.
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Complaint received and sworn to in the Third District Court of Eastern Middlesex on October 29, 1909, under St. 1906, c. 463, Part II. § 155, against the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, for obstructing Cambridge Street in Cambridge with cars for more than five minutes at one time on the day of the complaint. In the district court the defendant appeared specially, and filed a motion to quash the complaint oh the ground that the court had no jurisdiction either of the offense or of the defendant. This motion was denied. The defendant was convicted, and took an appeal to the…
1Opinion of the CourtSheldon, J.
1. We have no doubt that the district court in which the complaint was made had jurisdiction over the offense charged against the defendant. Its jurisdiction included all misdemeanors committed within its district, except criminal libels and conspiracies. R. L. c. 160, § 24. Brown's case, 152 Mass. 1. Commonwealth v. Prescott, 151 Mass. 60. Commonwealth v. Murray, 144 Mass. 170. Commonwealth v. Smith, 138 *419Mass. 489. Commonwealth v. Carr, 11 Gray, 463. And the offense here charged, a violation of the provisions of St. 1906, c. 463, Part II. § 155, being punishable merely by a forfeiture of…
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