Legal Opinion
Goff v. Britton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 25, 1902PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, C. J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Probate Court allowing the first and final account of an executor. - It comes before us on exceptions taken by the appellants to the rulings of a single justice of this court, and the first question, although not pressed by the prevailing party, is whether the exceptions can be considered. They were seasonably filed but they were not presented to the justice for nine months, although he may be assumed to have been notified of them at once by the clerk. The failure to present the exceptions raised a doubt in the mind of the justice whether the right to go…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Green v. CrapoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- New England Trust Co. v. EatonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Granger v. BassettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Sykes v. KeatingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- Emery v. BatchelderMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Jones v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- McCusker v. GeigerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Finer v. SteuerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Lancy v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- Tyndale v. StanwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
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