McMenimen v. Passatempo

Marshall, CJ.

This is an appeal from a judgment of a single justice of the county court denying a petition for extraordinary relief pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. Because we conclude that the case does not present the type of exceptional circumstances that require the exercise of our general superintendence power, we affirm the judgment of the single justice.

*179Background. The case has an unnecessarily complicated and prolonged history, which we recite in some detail because it is relevant to our disposition. The case has its roots in a civil action that was commenced in the Superior Court in…