Legal Opinion

Hardin County v. Wright County

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 7, 1885PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Wright Circuit Court. Action to recover from the defendant for relief furnished by the plaintiff to an alleged pauper, Gr. L. Hutchinson, and his family. There was a trial to the court, and judgment was rendered for the defendant. The plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.

Several questions are presented, but it will not be necessary to consider all of them. The record contains the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the court below, and the plaintiff contends that, taken together, they show that the court misconceived the true rule of law as applicable to the case. The findings of the court below are as follows:

“(1) I find that immediately prior to April. 1, 1876, Gr. L. Hutchinson and family, consisting of a wife and six children, had a settlement in Wright county; (2) that about *128April 1,1876, he removed with his family and settled in Iowa Falls,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Armstrong v. Tama CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
  2. Inhabitants of Taunton v. Inhabitants of WestportMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Davis Ex Rel. Grant v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
  2. Town of Holland v. Village of Cedar GroveWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Outagamie County v. Town of BrooklynWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
  4. In Re Estate of FrentressSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
  5. Town of Ripton v. Town of BrandonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1907

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