Sullivan County v. Lempster

By the act for aiding aged dependents (Laws 1931, c. 165) the prescribed aid is to be furnished by the county, with reimbursement to be made by the city or town “legally chargeable for such assistance rendered.” While in a strict sense this language calls for reimbursement only when a city or town is by some law made chargeable for the aid, its evident meaning is that the city or town where the dependent has a settlement is liable. The town does not oppose this construction, nor does it claim that the conditions to be fulfilled before aid may be given have not been met. The defence is that…