Richardson v. Hazelton

This' is an action brought in this court upon an administrator’s bond to the judge of probate. At the trial, the plaintiff produced a decree of the probate court in writing, granting leave to bring the action; signed by the judge of probate, and bearing date before the date of the writ. The defendant offered to prove that this decree, although actually made at the date stated therein, was in fact not reduced to writing and signed by the judge until after the commencement of this action. But it was ruled, and in the opinion of the full court rightly that this evidence was incompetent.

It was…