City of Bridgeport v. Reilly

The question presented in this case is whether a city, which, in accordance with statutory requirement, has paid money for the support of an inmate of a state hospital for the insane, can compel reimbursement from the principal and interest of a trust of which the inmate is the beneficiary. The trial court rendered judgment for the defendant trustee and the city has appealed.

We have, at the request of the city, made slight changes in the finding and have added from the draft finding a number of statements which are supported by uncontradicted testimony, and against the inclusion of which the…