O'Hearn v. Carpenter
This text of 1996 Mass. App. Div. 116 (O'Hearn v. Carpenter) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
This is a petition to extend time for filing an appeal under Rule 14 of the District Municipal Appellate Division Appeal Rules.
The issue of whether there was excusable neglect is a factual one. By denying plaintiff’s motion to extend time, the trial judge decided against the plaintiff.
This should not he overturned by the Appellate Division unless there was an abuse of discretion by the trier of fact. This was not the case.
The petition is denied.
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