McCotter v. Town Council of New Shoreham

Supreme Court of Rhode Island
McCotter v. Town Council of New Shoreham, 49 A. 695 (R.I. 1901)
23 R.I. 100; 1901 R.I. LEXIS 108
Stiness, Tillinghast, Rogers

McCotter v. Town Council of New Shoreham

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

(1) The court is of opinion that the sending of a registered letter containing the claim of an appeal and a bond four days before the expiration of the time allowed by law, and the failure of such letter to reach the town, clerk in time, is within the meaning of the words ‘ ‘ accident, mistake, or unforeseen cause,” as used in Gen. Laws cap. 251, § 2, and referred to in section 3. McCotter v. Town Council, 21 R. I. 425.

Petition for a trial granted.

Reference

Full Case Name
William S. McCotter v. Town Council of New Shoreham.
Status
Published