Case Name: John Cotter vs. Town Council of Cumberland
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1902-10-13
Citations: 29 R.I. 543
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Cotter vs. Town Council of Cumberland.
Judges: Present: Stiness, C. J., Tillinghast, and Rogers, JJ.
Reporter: Rhode Island Reports
Volume: 29
Pages: 543–543

Head Matter:
John Cotter vs. Town Council of Cumberland.
OCTOBER 13, 1902.
Present: Stiness, C. J., Tillinghast, and Rogers, JJ.
■Certiorari. Review. Statute of Limitations.
A petition for certiorari is analogous to a petition for a new trial where the time for review is limited to one year.
Hugh J. Carroll, for petitioner.
Wilbur A. Scott and Edward D. Bassett, for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This petition is for certiorari, alleging an illegal removal from office, as a member of the paid police •department, in September, 1899.
The lapse of so long a time, notwithstanding the allegation of ignorance of his rights, is fatal to the allowance of the writ. It must be deemed as an acquiescence and waiver of objection.
The petition is analogous to a petition for a new trial where •the time for review is limited to one year.
See 4 Ency. PL & Pr., pp. 130-132.
Petition dismissed.