Town of Wallingford v. Town of Southington
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action for the support of a pauper; tried, on the general issue, at New-Haven, October term, 1843, before Church, J. In the year 1800, Joel Tryon, then a settled inhabitant of the town of Southington, in this state, went, with his family, to reside in Berlin, and continued constantly to reside in that town until the year 1809; and the defendants claimed, that during all this period, he supported himself and family, and was not chargeable to any town, in…
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This was an action for the support of a pauper; tried, on the general issue, at New-Haven, October term, 1843, before Church, J. In the year 1800, Joel Tryon, then a settled inhabitant of the town of Southington, in this state, went, with his family, to reside in Berlin, and continued constantly to reside in that town until the year 1809; and the defendants claimed, that during all this period, he supported himself and family, and was not chargeable to any town, in consequence of which he gained a settlement in Berlin. The plaintiffs claimed and offered evidence to prove, that in the year…
1Opinion of the CourtWaite, J.
The pauper, in this case, having resided in the town of Berlin, for a period of more than six years, by our statute, gained a settlement there, unless within that time he had become chargeable to the town for support. Stat. tit. 53. That he had become thus chargeable, was claimed by the plaintiffs, and denied by the defendants. Some small supplies, it seems, were furnished within the six years; but the defendants insisted, that at the time, the pauper had property sufficient to furnish him with all the necessaries required by him and his family.
We fully agree, that as between these towns, the…
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