City of Auburn v. Inhabitants of Farmington

Action of assumpsit for supplies furnished a person having a pauper settlement in the town of Farmington found destitute in the City of Auburn. The case, submitted on an agreed statement of facts, was heard by the trial judge at Nisi Prius with jury waived. Decision for the plaintiff was filed and exceptions reserved.

There is no controversy as to the material facts. The pauper fell *215into distress in Auburn and supplies were furnished him as alleged in the writ. For the purposes of this trial, it is admitted that his pauper settlement was then in Farmington. The statutory notice was given the…