Wilder v. Kneeland

The defendant claims a right of appeal to the Superior Court by virtue of the provisions of chapter 413 of the Revised Laws entitled “Actions against Tenants.” Section 20 of this chapter, which had its inception in section 17, chapter 209, of the Revised Statutes (see also Laws 1831, c. 29, s. 2; 10 N. H. Laws 230), provides that a party aggrieved by the judgment of a justice or municipal court, upon issue joined in an action brought under the chapter, “may, within two hours after the rendition of judgment, appeal therefrom.”

The plaintiff contends that the defendant has no right of appeal in…