Case Name: Payne et al. v. Bacon
Court: Connecticut Superior Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1788-09
Citations: 1 Root 109
Docket Number: 
Parties: Payne et al. v. Bacon.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 109–109

Head Matter:
WINDHAM COUNTY,
SEPTEMBER TERM, A. D. 1788.
Payne et al. v. Bacon.
■Where a town is sued before a justice they must have twelve days’ notice.
ERROR to reverse a judgment of a justice in an action brought by Bacon against Payne, and the rest of the inhabitants of the town of Canterbury: The writ was served only six days before the court.
Plea in abatement — That by law said writ ought to have been served twelve days before the sitting of said court. The justice judged the plea insufficient; and on the merits gave judgment for the plaintiff.
Error assigned — That said plea in abatement ought to have been judged sufficient.

Opinion:
Judgment — manifest error, upon tire ground that the statute requires, that twelve days' notice should be given.