City of New Bedford v. Inhabitants of Hingham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract for supplies furnished Christina M. Russell, from March 2,1871, to May 12, 1873. Trial in the Superior Court, without a jury, before Bacon, J., who allowed a bill of exceptions in substance as follows. . ■ It was admitted, for the purposes of this trial, that the legal settlement of Russell, at the time the supplies were furnished, was in the town of Hingham; that proper notice was given by the overseers of the city of New Bedford to the overseers of Hingham as…
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Contract for supplies furnished Christina M. Russell, from March 2,1871, to May 12, 1873. Trial in the Superior Court, without a jury, before Bacon, J., who allowed a bill of exceptions in substance as follows. . ■ It was admitted, for the purposes of this trial, that the legal settlement of Russell, at the time the supplies were furnished, was in the town of Hingham; that proper notice was given by the overseers of the city of New Bedford to the overseers of Hingham as required by statute, and that no reply was made by the defendant town within two months from the date of said notice. Upon…
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
It appeared at the trial that the plaintiff furnished supplies to Christina Russell as alleged in its declaration ; that its overseers had given the notice required by the Gen. Sts. c. 70, § 17, and that no answer was made thereto by the overseers of the poor of the defendant town within two months after its receipt. The plaintiff contended that the defendant was estopped *447to deny that the said Russell was a pauper; but the court declined so to rule, and admitted evidence showing that at the time the supplies were furnished, she did not stand in need of relief. A majority of the court is of…
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