Burt v. Hodsdon

By G. L. c. 250, § 22, “After the entry of final judgment in a civil action, the court in which the judgment was entered may, upon petition, grant a writ of review. If judgment was rendered in the absence of the petitioner and without his knowledge, the petition shall be filed within one year after the petitioner first had notice of the judgment; otherwise, within one year after the judgment was rendered. In the supreme judicial or the Superior Court, the petition shall be filed in the county where the judgment was entered.” It is settled that the granting of the petition rests substantially…