Town of Poultney v. Town of Sandgate
Supreme Court of Vermont
.Appeal frpm au order of removal of Pebepca ^Villiapis and her five minor children from the town of Poultney to the town of Sandgate, which order of removal waa made December 24th, 1859. Plea that the last legal settlement of the paupers was not in Sandgate, on'which plea issue was joined. The cause was tried by.the court at the September Term, 1861, Kellogg, J., presiding.
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.Appeal frpm au order of removal of Pebepca ^Villiapis and her five minor children from the town of Poultney to the town of Sandgate, which order of removal waa made December 24th, 1859. Plea that the last legal settlement of the paupers was not in Sandgate, on'which plea issue was joined. The cause was tried by.the court at the September Term, 1861, Kellogg, J., presiding. It was claimed on the part of the plaintiff that the said Rebecca was the wife of one Jacob Williams, who, it was conceded, was the son cf one William Williams ; and the plaintiff further claimed that William Williams had…
1Opinion of the CourtPeck, J.
This is an appeal by the town of Sandgate from an order of removal of Rebecca Williams, a pauper,'and her family of five children (named in the order,) from Poultney toSandgate, made December 24th, 1859. Trial in the county court upon an issue of fact whether at the time of the order the last legal settlement of said Rebecca Williams was in Sandgate. The county c(>urt found .the issue in favor of the town of Poultney, and rendered judgment accordingly. The facts are stated in detail, presenting a number of questions for the consideration and decision of this court.
To prove the issue the…
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