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Two insurance companies, which were held liable upon certain insurance policies in the Superior Court and were ordered to pay a certain judgment against their insured, bring this petition in the county court and allege that “through accident or mistake they omitted to claim an appeal within the time prescribed by law.” G. L. c. 214, § 28, as amended through St. 1960, c. 207, jj 2. Under this statute a single justice has discretion to permit a late appeal in circumstances where such action will tend to accomplish justice and to prevent the loss of an appeal because of a mistake of counsel made…