Legal Opinion
Town of Randolph v. Montgomery
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 5, 1937PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSlack, J.
P. L. 3950 provides:
“A person who brings a poor and indigent person from any town in the state to another town in the state, or aids therein, with intent to charge such town with his support, shall forfeit to such town a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars; and, if such town is not liable for the support of such poor and indigent person, the person making such removal, or aiding therein, also shall be liable, from time to time, to pay such town such damages as accrue for the support of such poor person, which, as well as the penalty, may be recovered in an action of tort, on this statute,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Sorrell v. WhiteSupreme Court of Vermont · 1931
- Clifford v. West Hartford Creamery Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1931
- Overseers of the Poor of Newbury v. Overseers of the Poor of BrunswickSupreme Court of Vermont · 1829
- Rowell v. Town of VershireSupreme Court of Vermont · 1890
- Wlock v. Fort Dummer MillsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1925
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State Highway Board v. GatesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1938
- State v. MahoneySupreme Court of Vermont · 1961
- Broughton v. Town of CharlotteSupreme Court of Vermont · 1976
- Destitute of Bennington County v. HENRY W. PUTNAM MHSupreme Court of Vermont · 1965
- Taconic Racing & Breeding Ass'n v. Vermont Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
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