Town of Londonderry v. Town of Landgrove
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit for the support of a transient pauper. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the September term, 1892, Windham county, Munson, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepts. The testimony of the plaintiff tended to show that the pauper had a three years residence in Landgrove, and that the plaintiff was entitled to recover if the pauper was a transient person at the time he became chargeable.
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Assumpsit for the support of a transient pauper. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the September term, 1892, Windham county, Munson, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepts. The testimony of the plaintiff tended to show that the pauper had a three years residence in Landgrove, and that the plaintiff was entitled to recover if the pauper was a transient person at the time he became chargeable. Upon this point the testimony of the pauper himself was not controverted, and was in substance, that he bought a house in Landgrove September 27, 1867, and…
1Opinion of the CourtStart, J.
From the undisputed testimony and the concessions of the parties, we hold that the pauper was not a transient person in the plaintiff town at the time he came to want, and that the court below should have ordered a verdict for the defendant.
The pauper was a single man, having no home, and ■engaged in the business of peddling in the plaintiff town at the time he came to want. He had abandoned his former home, and it did not appear that he intended returning to it, or going to any place other than the plaintiff town. Under these circumstances, it cannot be said that the pauper was away from…
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