¶1The court are of opinion that a general rule of practice, regulating trials, made by the whole court, pursuant to statute, wThen no discretionary power is reserved, is binding upon a judge at nisi prius, and that he has no authority to dispense with it. Thompson v. Hatch, 3 Pick. 512. And therefore the judgment rendered on the verdict must stand
68 Mass. 402
Tripp v. Brownell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 15, 1854
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1854-10-15
The motion was accompanied by an offer to file a report of the evidence given at the trial.
Decided 1854-10-15