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· 9/3/1885

Scanlan v. City of Boston

Citations

  • 140 Mass. 84
  • 2 N.E. 787
  • 1885 Mass. LEXIS 286

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  • trial court retained jurisdiction under statutory precursor to Rule 60 after case was appealed and affirmed
  • new trial sought on grounds of unavoidable casualty which prevented the appellant from appearing for trial, under Kirby’s Digest § 4431, subsequently compiled as Ark. Stat. Ann. § 29-506 (1947)

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Judges: Allen

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