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27 Mass. 358

Hayward

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 15, 1830

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1830-10-15

This was a petition for a writ of certiorari, in order to quash the proceedings of two justices of the peace, who had administered the poor debtor’s oath to one Snell.

Decided 1830-10-15

Per Curiam.

¶1It does not appear that there was any error in the forms of proceeding before the magistrates, or that improper evidence was admitted by them ; but the alleged error is, that they permitted the debtor to take the oath, when from the evidence in the case he was not entitled to that privilege. That was a matter submitted by the statute to their judgment, and we cannot revise their decision upon it. Their proceedings can be quashed only for want of jurisdiction, or for manifest error on a point of law.

¶2Petitioner takes nothing.

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