Reardon v. Cummings

Knowlton, O. J.

A creditor of an insolvent estate of a deceased person presented his claim before commissioners, and appealed from their report to the Probate Court disallowing a part of it. He duly claimed his appeal and gave proper notice thereof at the Probate Court as required by the R. L. c. 142, § 12. He entered his appeal in the Superior Court and paid the clerk the entry fee before the time for entry prescribed by this section. The first question before us is whether the appeal should have be,en dismissed because the entry was made too soon. This question has never before been…