Town of Randolph v. Town of Braintree
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an appeal from an order of removal of Lydia Wakefield, from Randolph to Braintree, as likely to become chargeable. Plea — that she was not likely to become chargeable, and issue to the jury. On the trial, the plaintiffs gave evidence tending to show that said Lydia was likely to become chargeable. The defendants gave evidence tending to show she was not likely to become chargeable.
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This was an appeal from an order of removal of Lydia Wakefield, from Randolph to Braintree, as likely to become chargeable. Plea — that she was not likely to become chargeable, and issue to the jury. On the trial, the plaintiffs gave evidence tending to show that said Lydia was likely to become chargeable. The defendants gave evidence tending to show she was not likely to become chargeable. They also gave evidence tending to show that the said Lydia, who was a lunatic, once owned some land, which she inherited from her father, of about one hundred dollars value; situate in Randolph, and that,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Williams, Ch. J.
An order was made by two magistrate, to remove one Lydia Wakefield from Randolph to Braintree, as likely to become chargeable. An appeal was taken from this order to the county court, and the cause was there tried, on the plea that the pauper was not. likely to become chargeable to the town of Randolph. Under the issue, it was competent for the defendant town to give in evidence that the pauper had a freehold estate in the town of Randolph, because a person is irremoveable from his free* hold, and also., because it rebuts the…
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