Burgess v. Tweedy
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. This was an action of book debt, brought originally by Tweedy and Barrows against Burgess, before George Perkins, Esq., a justice of the peace, at his office in the town of Norwich, on the 7th day of August, 1841, at 9 o’clock in the forenoon.
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IN ERROR. This was an action of book debt, brought originally by Tweedy and Barrows against Burgess, before George Perkins, Esq., a justice of the peace, at his office in the town of Norwich, on the 7th day of August, 1841, at 9 o’clock in the forenoon. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiffs in the following terms: “Tweedy and Barrows v. Chauncey Burgess,—August 7th, 1841.—Then, on motion of the counsel for the plaintiffs, this cause was continued, and the court adjourned, till the 14th of August, 1841, at 9 o’clock, A. M.”—“August 14th, 1841. In this cause, the plaintiffs appeared, by…
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Ch. J.
The plaintiff in error claims, that he is aggrieved by the judgment of a justice of the peace, of which he had no notice, actual or legal; and that this is the only way known to our practice to avoid it. The defendants in error say, that the error assigned is on the face of the record, and directly impeaches it; which cannot be done; in support *43of which they cite the case of Molins v. Wetby, 1 Lev. 76. The principle, as claimed by the defendants, is correct, and is supported by numerous authorities besides the case cited. Helbut v Held, 2 Ld. Ray. 1414. S. C. 1 Stra. 684.…
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