Thompson v. Kenney
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Wbit of ebbob to reverse a judgment of the Superior Court. From the record of that court and an agreed statement of facts it appeared that the defendant in error made a complaint under the bastardy act to Joseph A. Titus, a justice of the peace for the county, against the plaintiff in error; that the parties were both residents of Worcester, and the complaint alleged that the child was there begotten; that the justice issued a warrant thereon, returnable before himself, upon…
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Wbit of ebbob to reverse a judgment of the Superior Court. From the record of that court and an agreed statement of facts it appeared that the defendant in error made a complaint under the bastardy act to Joseph A. Titus, a justice of the peace for the county, against the plaintiff in error; that the parties were both residents of Worcester, and the complaint alleged that the child was there begotten; that the justice issued a warrant thereon, returnable before himself, upon which the plaintiff in error was arrested and brought before him; that the plaintiff in error pleaded not guilty,…
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
The matter assigned as error is, that the justice of the peace, to whom the complaint in the original action was made, had no authority to issue a warrant thereon returnable before himself, and to require the plaintiff in error to give bond to appear before the Superior Court and answer to the complaint, and therefore that the Superior Court had no jurisdiction of the case. We do not deem it necessary to decide whether or not the justice of the peace had such authority. The plaintiff in error appeared in the Superior Court, a trial was had upon the complaint there filed, and a verdict was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Young v. MakepeaceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Easdale v. ReynoldsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Biggane v. RossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
- Davis v. McEnaneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Hannan v. DohertyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
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