Youngs v. Overseers of the Poor of Hardiston
Supreme Court of New Jersey
This was a certiorari directed to two justices of the peace of the county of Sussex, removing the proceedings by them had under the ninth section of the act for the settlement and relief of the poor. Rev. Laws, 39. The case, as it appeared before the justices, and the objections urged in this court for a reversal, are stated in the opinion of the court, delivered by the chief justice.
1Opinion of the CourtHornblower, C. J.
This was a proceeding,under the 9th section of the act for the settlement and relief of the poor. Rev. Laws, 39. Upon proof that notice had been given to Youngs, the plaintiff in certiorari, that a pauper, belonging to Newton, was sick in the township of Hardiston, and unable to be removed, and requiring him to relieve and maintain the pauper, the justices gave judgment against him for the amount alleged to have been expended in maintaining the pauper with costs, and thereupon issued execution.
It is objected by the plaintiff in certiorari:
First, that no adjudication had previously been made…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Voorhis v. Whipple & HawesNew York Supreme Court · 1810
- Bouton v. NeilsonNew York Supreme Court · 1808