City of Willmar v. County of Kandiyohi

Taylor, C.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the district court in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $498.67 for poor relief furnished to Arthur Peterson and his family.

The case was submitted upon a stipulated statement of facts, and the sole controversy is whether the legal settlement of Peterson was in the county of Stevens as claimed by plaintiff or in the city of Willmar in the county of Kandiyohi as claimed by defendant. The county of Stevens has the county system of caring for the poor; the county of Kandiyohi has the town system.

For more than two years immediately preceding October…