Town of Canaan v. Town of Hanover
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
This is an action of assumpsit brought to recover for supplies furnished by the plaintiff for the relief of Annette Bradbury, the widow of Aaron Bradbury, deceased, and five of their children, all alleged to be paupers and chargeable to the defendant town.
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This is an action of assumpsit brought to recover for supplies furnished by the plaintiff for the relief of Annette Bradbury, the widow of Aaron Bradbury, deceased, and five of their children, all alleged to be paupers and chargeable to the defendant town. The relief was alleged to be furnished from March 10, 1862, to June 4, 1862, to the amount of 025.31, and from June 6, 1862, to February 20,1863, to the amount of 074.10. At the trial by the court upon the general issue, it was admitted that the relief was furnished ; that it was necessary ; that the paupers were then in the town of Canaan…
1Opinion of the CourtNesmith, J.
This was assumpsit, brought to recover the value of certain supplies furnished by plaintiffs for the support of Annette Bradbury, the widow of Aaron Bradbury, deceased, and their five children, alleged to be paupers, and chargeable by law to the defendant town. The case was, by the consent of parties, tried by the court, under the general issue. At the trial no question was made upon the sufficiency of the notice to the defendants, nor to the value of the supplies furnished by plaintiffs, nor to the fact that said paupers were the wife and children of said Aaron Bradbury, deceased. The main…
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