Hebden v. Antonian

OPINION

This trespass and ejectment action originated in District Court wherein the defendants were ordered to vacate certain premises, which they previously owned, following a mortgage-foreclosure sale to the plaintiffs. The defendants appealed the eviction judgment to Superior Court but failed to post an appeal bond as mandated in G.L. 1956 (1985 Reenactment) § 9-12-12. The Superior Court dismissed the defendants’ appeal on this basis, and the defendants’ appeal to this court followed.

On August 20, 1986, plaintiffs filed a motion to dismiss defendants’ appeal to this court claiming that the…