Turbett Township Overseers of Poor v. Port Royal Borough Overseers of Poor
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 19, March., 1907, T. by plaintiff, from decree of Q. S. Sept. T., 1906, No. 1, refusing order of removal in case of Turbett Township Overseers of the Poor v. Port Royal Borough Overseers of the Poor. Petition for order of removal. Before Siiull, P. j. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Jürror assigned was refusal of order of removal.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
Cely McAlheney, a widow, whose husband has been dead for ten years and whose only child, a daughter, has been married and living with her husband for ten years, hired and served in the poor district of Port Royal borough for eight years prior to June 17,'1905. The question is, whether she gained a settlement thereby.
The act of 1836’ provides that a settlement may be gained in any district “by any unmarried person, not having a child, who shall be lawfully bound or hired as a servant, within such district, and shall continue in such service during one whole year : ” Act…
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