Burbank v. Woodward
Burbank v. Woodward
124 Mass. 357; 1878 Mass. LEXIS 320
Cases that cite this one
5 later published cases cite this decision.
- French v. Brooke (Mass. 1922)
- Wabash Railroad v. McCormick (Ind. Ct. App. 1899)
- Derick v. Taylor (Mass. 1898)
- Williams v. Hayes (Wis. 1887)
- Fall River Railroad v. Chase (Mass. 1878)
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Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, upon the filing of the answer and before the trial, had the right to become nonsuit, without consent of the defendant or leave of the court. Haskell v. Whitney, 12 Mass 47, 48. Truro v. Atkins, 122 Mass. 418.
Exceptions overruled, with double costs.
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