Carey v. Bourque-Lanigan Post No. 5

This matter comes up on plaintiff’s exceptions to the direction of a verdict for defendants. The issue here presented is, “Were these exceptions regularly and properly allowed below, or should they be dismissed?”

At a regular April Term of the Superior Court below, the presiding justice directed a verdict for the defendants. Seasonably thereafter during the term, a docket entry was made of “Exceptions filed and allowed.” On the same day the presiding justice fixed the time for filing an extended bill of exceptions, and an appropriate docket entry was recorded, “Extended Bill of Exceptions to…