Witzler v. Collins
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On kxcisptions to the rulings of the superior court, for the county of Kennebec, and motion to set aside the verdict. Assumpsit against defendants, as owners of the steamer “Star of the East,” and as common carriers by water from Boston to Hallowell, for loss and damage of 19 packages of household goods delivered to them for carriage December 9, 1873. Date of writ February 6, 1877, returnable to the March term 1877. Plea, the general issue.
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On kxcisptions to the rulings of the superior court, for the county of Kennebec, and motion to set aside the verdict. Assumpsit against defendants, as owners of the steamer “Star of the East,” and as common carriers by water from Boston to Hallowell, for loss and damage of 19 packages of household goods delivered to them for carriage December 9, 1873. Date of writ February 6, 1877, returnable to the March term 1877. Plea, the general issue. The material facts, and likewise those portions of the judge’s charge excepted to, are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The verdict was for the…
1Opinion of the CourtDaneorth, J.
The first exception in this case arises from the admission of the deposition of James L. Wilson, it having been objected to “on the ground that it was not filed at the term for which it was taken.” From the caption it appears to have been taken for the June term and from, the memorandum of the clerk thereon it was filed at thé following September term, at which time the case was tried.
The R. S., c. 107, § 16, provides that depositions when not delivered to the court by the justice taking it, shall be “inclosed and sealed up by him and directed to such court . . and kept sealed till opened by…
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