CUTTER, J.
Promissory notes signed by one Browne were indorsed by the defendant. They were protested for nonpayment and notice of dishonor was sent on January 17, 1957, "by the plaintiffs' attorney by certified mail, return receipt requested, properly stamped and addressed to the defendant at his home ... [in] Brookline.... The letter, unopened, was returned by the post office ... with the notation `refused' ... across the face of the envelope. The defendant testified...
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