Town of Marshfield v. Town of Tunbridge
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action brought by the town of Marshfield to recover of the town of Tunbridge for money expended by the plaintiff in caring for certain paupers claimed to be chargeable upon the defendant. The case was heard at the March Term,. 1890, Powers, J., presiding, upon an agreed statement of facts. Judgment pro forma for the defendant; exceptions by the plaintiff.
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This was an action brought by the town of Marshfield to recover of the town of Tunbridge for money expended by the plaintiff in caring for certain paupers claimed to be chargeable upon the defendant. The case was heard at the March Term,. 1890, Powers, J., presiding, upon an agreed statement of facts. Judgment pro forma for the defendant; exceptions by the plaintiff. The agreed statement was as follows : “William A. Ashley with his wife Arminda and two minor daughters, Emma and Lillian, moved from Washington, Vt., to Tunbridge, Vt., May 30, A. D. 1883. William A. Ashley resided in Tunbridge…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Tyler, J.
The only question presented by the agreed statement is, whether these minors, while living with their parents ■and subject to their parents’ control, gained a residence in their own right in defendant town. Section 13, act 42 of the laws of. *4571886, is as follows : “ For all purposes under this act the residence of a person shall be in the town in which he last resided: for the term of three full years, maintaining himself and family.”'
Although the former pauper law was repealed by the act referred to, resort may properly be had to the…
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